CHRISTINA ONASSIS
“A Greek Tragedy”

Christina Onassis was the daughter of shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis and Tina Livanos. Her mother Tina died under mysterious circumstances in 1974 while married to Onassis’ archival Stavros Niarchos.

In 1968, “The Golden Greek,” as Aristotle Onassis was known, controversially married former United States First-Lady Jacqueline Kennedy-Bouvier. Ari died in 1975, a broken man after the tragic death of his only son, Alexander, a classmate of René’s.

René was closely involved with the family during Aristotle’s last illness and death at the American Hospital of Paris, which René was running.

Christina married four times, ultimately having her only daughter, Athina in 1985.

To complete the full Greek tragedy, Christina died three years later at age 37 in Argentina from an apparent heart attack, caused by excessive dieting.