Princess Donna Marina Torlonia Di Civitella-cesi

Her brother was Don Alessandro Torlonia, 5th Prince Di Civitella-Cesi , the husband of the Spanish Infanta Doña Beatriz de Borbón-Battenberg (the aunt of King Juan Carlos I Of Spain ).
The princes Torlonia were one of the richest families of the 19th Century , gaining their fortune in the administration of Vatican finances.

Her first husband was Edward Slater , and her second was Francis Xavier Shields ( New York , November 18 1909 per other sources - August 19 1975 ), a professional American Tennis player whom she met in Rome at a tennis championship.

With Francis Xavier Shields she had two children: Francis Alexander Shields , and Marina Shields . Her eldest granddaughter is the actress Brooke Shields , daughter of Francis Alexander.

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