Sergio Franchi | John Franchi | Franco Franchi | Anna Maria Luisa in ''Portrait of Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici with flowers'' by Antonio Franchi |
In 1792 Albert married Eleanore, Baroness de Franquemont, (1771-1833) an illegitimate daughter of the reigning Duke of Württemberg by the Italian adventuress Anne Franchi.
The parent company, Beretta Holding, also owns Beretta USA, Benelli, Franchi, SAKO, Stoeger, Tikka, Uberti, and the Burris Optics company.
She was born in Auckland, New Zealand, the daughter of Peter Rudolph Franchi, and studied at the University of Auckland and the Royal College of Music in London.
In 1881 the German merchant Friedrich Albert Carl Spaeter (1835–1909) from Koblenz established magnesite works in Veitsch, Styria; followed by the Austro–American Magnesite Company at Radenthein, Carinthia in 1908 and Dolomite Franchi at Marone, Italy in 1919.
In 2005, the Franchi's sold The Nostalgia Factory and nostalgia.com to Newbury Comics and the couple moved to Los Angeles.
Other speakers at past Burns Supper have included: Michael Portillo, David Sole, Jane Franchi, Sally Magnusson, and George Reid.
In July WRT won the Spa 24 Hours in only their second attempt, with Franchi sharing the drive with factory Audi drivers Timo Scheider and Mattias Ekström.