Donatella Flick (born Princess Donatella Missikoff of Ossetia) is an Italian philanthropist and the former wife of

Gert Rudolph Flick Gert-Rudolf "Muck" Flick (born 29 May 1943) is a German art historian and collector, a member of the Flick family of industrialists whose wealth originated with Flick's grandfather, Friedrich Flick, who worked with the Nazis during the Second Worl ...

of the wealthy

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industrialist

Flick family The Flick family is a wealthy German family with an industrial empire that formerly embraced holdings in companies involved in coal, steel and a minority holding in Daimler AG. Friedrich Flick (1883–1972) was the founder of the dynasty, establis ...

. She is the daughter of Prince George Missikoff of Ossetia and his Italian wife, Valeria. She is the sister of Prince Oleg Missikoff, a showjumping champion. She is a philosophy graduate from the University of Rome. She married

, the grandson of the industrialist

Friedrich Flick Friedrich Flick (10 July 1883 – 20 July 1972) was a German industrialist and convicted Nazi war criminal. After the Second World War, he reconstituted his businesses, becoming the richest person in West Germany, and one of the richest people i ...

, from whom she separated in a controversial and widely publicized divorce case in 1997. She is the godmother of

Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, Princess of Denmark (born Marie-Chantal Claire Miller, 17 September 1968), is the wife of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, son of Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark. Marie-Chantal's hus ...

. In 1990, she founded the

Donatella Flick Conducting Competition The Donatella Flick Conducting Competition is an international music competition for young conductors, held biennially in London. History The Donatella Flick Conducting Competition is named after the philanthropist Donatella Flick, who founde ...

to help young orchestral conductors to establish an international career. She is also known for her other philanthropic work, especially for her support of medical charities. On 2 June 2006, she was appointed a

Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( it, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. The highest-ranking ...

, and in 2007 was the recipient of a Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award, given to "outstanding art patrons whose personal commitment and achievements deserve wider recognition."

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Donatella Flick Conducting Competition

"United by the joy of music"

"Philanthropist Donatella Flick To Receive Prestigious Montblanc De La Culture Patronage Award"

"Classical: Donatella Flick conducting competition Barbican London"
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Commanders of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Italian philanthropists Italian socialites German philanthropists German women philanthropists Italian people of Georgian descent Italian people of Russian descent Donatella Princesses from Georgia (country) Russian princesses {{philanthropist-stub