Alessandro Mapelli-Mozzi (born 7 May 1951) is a British-Italian

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. He competed in three events at the

1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Euro ...

. He holds both British and Italian citizenship. He is the father-in-law of

Princess Beatrice Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi (Beatrice Elizabeth Mary; born 8 August 1988) is a member of the British royal family. She is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York. She is a niece of Charle ...

. In 2012, he was reported as residing in

La Garde-Freinet La Garde-Freinet (; Provençal: ''La Gàrdia Frainet'') is a commune in the Var department in the Côte d'Azur area in southeastern France. Location La Garde-Freinet is a medieval French mountain village, located in the Massif des Maures, 15& ...

, France. He is a member of an Italian noble family, whose

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is the Villa Mapelli Mozzi. As Italian nobility has been abolished, his title of

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is not officially recognised in either Italy or the UK; he uses the title "as a

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Early life and career

Mapelli Mozzi grew up in Sottoriva,

Ponte San Pietro Ponte San Pietro ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is about northeast of Milan and about west of Bergamo. Sights include the Villa Mapelli Mozzi. Geography Ponte San Pietro is built on ...

, the home of his

, Villa Mapelli Mozzi, which has long held significant works of

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. Mapelli-Mozzi was a

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Downside School Downside School is a co-educational Catholic independent boarding and day school in the English public school tradition for pupils aged 11 to 18. It is located between Bath, Frome, Wells and Bruton, and is attached to Downside Abbey. Original ...

, Somerset, England, from May 1965 to July 1969. He has worked internationally as an art dealer and

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Personal life

He married Nicola Burrows from Oxfordshire on 8 March 1978. They have two children: Natalia Alice (born 1981) and Edoardo Alessandro (born 1983), husband of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mapelli-Mozzi, Alex 1951 births Living people British male alpine skiers Counts of Italy Olympic alpine skiers for Great Britain Alpine skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) People educated at Downside School Alex Mapelli-Mozzi English people of Italian descent People from Ponte San Pietro Sportspeople from the Province of Bergamo