The American widow of an Italian prince has been evicted from her $533 million mansion in Rome.
The American widow of an Italian prince has been evicted from her $533 million mansion in Rome, following a bitter dispute with her ex-husband’s children. She was forced to leave the villa with her four bichon frise dogs on Thursday, after a judge found she had allowed an exterior wall at the property to collapse, according toPrincess Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi, 73, lived in the Villa Aurora, built in 1570, for two decades.
The ornate villa features the only known ceiling painting by Caravaggio, and sits on the former site of Julius Caesar’s home. Prince Nicolò Francesco Boncompagni Ludovisi, the princess’s late husband died in 2018 and she has been locked in awith the children from his first marriage over who owns the mansion. Prince Bante, Ludovisi’s son, has called her a “gold digger” and said she has let the property fall into disrepair.
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