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Present master of this domain is the first Alessandro's great-grandson, 23-year-old Don Alessandro Carlo Paolo Giulio Augusto Francesco Romano Torlonia, Prince Torlonia, Prince of Fucino, Prince of Canino and Musignamo, Duke of Ceri, Marquess of Romavecchia. To prevent Torlonia tenants from acquiring any permanent rights to their land, the family has forbidden them to plant trees or build huts. The Torlonias' armed guard no longer has to rely on the hounds; it rides in jeeps, patrolling day & night, along a 33-mile road surrounding Fucino...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Lord of Earth | 7/4/1949 | See Source »

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