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Snow sports club in Corviglia, Switzerland
The Corviglia Ski Club is a recreational snow sports club located in
Corviglia ,
Switzerland .
[1] It was founded in 1930 by European aristocrats and is one of the oldest and most famous private members club in the world - exclusively for the rich and the famous.
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History
The Corviglia Ski Club was created on 1930. Founder members included:
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Presidents
Teofilo Guiscardo Rossi di Montelera until 1987
Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein (1987-1991)
Marco Alliata Nobili (1991-1995)
Principe Augusto Ruffo di Calabria dei Principi di Scilla from 1995.
Notable members
Aga Khan IV , magnate
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
Gianni Agnelli , Italian industrialist and politician
Umberto Agnelli , Italian industrialist and politician
Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza , industrialist and art collector
Aristotle Onassis , industrialist
Freddy Heineken , Dutch businessman
Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia
Frank Jay Gould , philanthropist
Herbert von Karajan , Austrian conductor.
Harry Hays Morgan Jr. , American diplomat
Emilio Pucci , Italian fashion designer and politician
Philippe de Rothschild ,
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba
Stavros Niarchos , Greek shipping tycoon
John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough
Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz
Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein
Lord Norman Foster of Thames Bank OM
Riccardo di Sangro e di Martina
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