Christina Onassis
| Christina Onassis | |
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Christina Onassis in 1978
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| Born |
11 December 1950 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | 19 November 1988 (aged 37) Tortuguitas, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Cause of death | Heart attack caused by acute pulmonary edema |
| Resting place | Island of Skorpios Cemetery |
| Citizenship | Greek Argentine |
| Education | Headington School |
| Alma mater | Queen's College, London |
| Occupation | Shipping magnate, socialite, heiress |
| Spouse(s) |
Joseph Bolker (m. 1971; div. 1972) Alexandros Andreadis (m. 1975; div. 1977) Sergei Kauzov (m. 1978; div. 1980) Thierry Roussel (m. 1984; div. 1987) |
| Children | Athina Onassis |
| Parent(s) |
Aristotle Onassis Athina Livanos |
| Relatives |
Alexander Onassis (brother) Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (stepmother) Stavros Niarchos (maternal uncle through marriage ) |
Christina Onassis (Greek: Χριστίνα Ωνάση; 11 December 1950 – 19 November 1988) was an American-born, Greek Argentine businesswoman, socialite, and heiress to the Onassis fortune. She was the only daughter of Aristotle Onassis and Athina Livanos.
Christina Onassis, the only daughter of the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis and his first wife, Athina Livanos, was born in New York City at LeRoy Sanitarium. Her maternal grandfather was Stavros G. Livanos, founder of the Livanos shipping empire. Onassis had an older brother, Alexander. She and Alexander were raised and educated in France, Greece, and England. She attended the Headington School in Oxford and Queen's College, London from 1968 to 1969.
Christina's parents divorced in 1960, precipitated by her father's affair with opera singer Maria Callas. He later married former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, widow of President John F. Kennedy, in 1968. Christina and Alexander reportedly distrusted Kennedy and never warmed to her. Christina's mother, Athina, married Stavros Niarchos in 1971.
Within a 29-month period, Christina lost her entire immediate family. Her brother, Alexander, died in a plane crash in Athens in 1973 at the age of 24, which devastated the family. Her mother died of a suspected drug overdose in 1974, leaving Christina her $77 million estate. Following Alexander's death, her father's health began to deteriorate, and he died in March 1975. After losing her father, Christina renounced her U.S. citizenship and donated the American portion of her holdings in her father's company to the American Hospital of Paris (she held dual citizenship in Greece and Argentina throughout her life).
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