"Pale man"-this is what Italians call a noble family. Today, we can still see their existence in the autobiographical film of the same name made by Lussino Visconti, the son of the Duke. What we are more curious about is, what did the Italian aristocrats leave for future generations?

"Maybe there's nothing left," sighed Polisette Turner, who married Carlo Barone, a Genoese publisher. "Only the quality of being polite, not abusing power and being happy." This is how she raised her four children. One of them is studying at Chateaubriand High School in Rome, one is studying at Bokonyi Business School in Milan, one is studying in the United States, and the other is working as an international volunteer. "My third daughter will go to Africa after finishing her studies," Polisset said with reserve and pride.

In terms of education, Italian aristocrats are still unmatched. They are the only people who respect butchers.

"The aristocratic class has noble values based on family and social solidarity. This system that exists in secular society is still operating effectively. " Sergej said so. He himself is the son of Princess Maria Pia of the Italian savoia dynasty, and now he is engaged in financial and charitable work in Monte Carlo and Turin.

On the surface, the work of the nobles focused on areas full of beauty, such as wine, art and charity, because they still lived in beauty. "This is not arty. We are used to appreciating those beautiful things. They exist in our DNA, as if all good things were seen by us. " O, a jealous wine producer and sommelier, said.

The last insistence

Noble social circle

Today, the descendants of Italian nobles still learn the teachings of the church through their own private classes, and hold various parties and evening dances in their spare time. This is an excellent social opportunity for young aristocrats, who can make new friends, celebrate their adult ceremony at the age of 18, and even finally reach the point of talking about marriage. "In participation, they can finally indulge themselves; In communication, they can finally notice all their noble titles. " An Italian capitalist commented disapprovingly. Although the so-called noble titles, such as Duke, Earl, Prince and Princess, have no practical significance today 60 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Filipino maids of those noble families will still answer the phone: "The princess is not in your home."

The number of relatives owned by aristocratic families is unparalleled, which can be said to be a network of relatives all over the world. But the social life of the nobility is still very limited. "You only deal with nobles like you? My daughter asked me this summer. " Jewelry designer Lucia Oudes Calchi“Princess "said," Maybe more or less, it will make people feel more at ease, because we all know the rules. "

Not many people know that before the appearance of the famous social networking site Facebook, Italian aristocrats established a social networking site called "Asmallworld" long ago. The most common places are some of the most fashionable holidays, shopping, leisure places and some private parties.

"They have a quality that no one knows how to attend a party like them. They have proper manners and proper expression. They know how to entertain themselves, but they don't deliberately appear superior. That kind of elegance is completely natural. " In the eyes of Milan writer Carlo Mazzone, Italian aristocrats are such a group of people. In his new book Out of Order, the life of the nobles is vividly described. "Many of them know how to portray themselves as public idols, just like Charlotte Kasiraki or Bianca Blando Rini Dada."

The last choice

Marry a nobleman

"We were born noble. Even if not, then at least you should know how to become an aristocrat through learning. " Oudes Calchi "princess" said. When the capitalist's relatives came to her mansion on the edge of St. Apostle's Square in the center of Rome, everyone reacted differently to her. "Some of them are in awe, and some talk endlessly about their children studying in foreign schools, or charity, or their three meals a day, as if to show off what to compare, but they will never become aristocrats." "Princess" said with a hint of disdain.

As an aristocratic descendant of Catania, Lorenzo Moncada, a shipping agent, is blunt: "I don't deny that names and titles have brought me convenience, especially in contacts and transactions with capitalists." The "Prince", a professor of international law at the University of Florence, said with a smile: "The aristocratic class should also keep pace with the times and become entrepreneurs and politicians, so that they can carry forward the family traditions left by their ancestors."

Capitalists seem particularly keen on this combination. Even big Italian capitalists like "Rockefeller of Italy" and giovanni agnelli, the former chairman of Fiat, will choose to marry nobles. 1953, he married Malela, the daughter of the Prince of Naples; His granddaughter Clara married "Prince" Tahiro von furstenberg. Interestingly, when Clara asked Giovanni Agnelli to let her new husband work for Fiat, Giovanni Agnelli couldn't help sneering: "Isn't he a prince?" ? How can a prince go out to work? "