The “curse” of the Castelguelfo Castle, from the disappearance of Lorenzo Rovagnati by helicopter to the fatal accident of Giacomo Bonati by car

The Castelguelfo Castlein the heart of Emilia Romagna, seems to keep a story marked by bad luck. Two days ago, in the estate, it is Lorenzo Rovagnati died, heir to the famous salami industrialist familyat 42, for an accident aboard his private helicopter.

But it is not the first time that one of his owners dies suddenly and violently, even if perhaps it is only a disturbing coincidence. Let’s go back over thirty years, to January 12, 1992: then it was Giacomo Bonati, 49 years old, a well -known entrepreneur and president of the sunshinethe owner of the Castelguelfo Castle, a small hamlet of the municipality of Noceto. At the helm of his Ferrarihe was walking around a road near the castle when, after a overtaking, He lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a plane tree. The impact was devastating, so much as to get out of the passenger compartment both he and the passenger, a friend of his, who traveled with him. The next day, the Corriere della Sera He wrote that he had probably been the burning acceleration to betray Giacomo Bonati, president of the ray of Sole, the Piacenza industry of family origin who became a leader in the production of feed “.

A few years later, the castle changed the owner. Over the centuries it was the from Correggio, the Rossi, the Pallavicino, the third parties and the Farnese which during the 500s transformed it into the sumptuous villa. At the beginning of the 20th century he was reworked and restored again until he reached the appearance he has today.

In 1994 Paolo Rovagnatiprominent figure of the food industry and creator of the famous cooked biscuit ham, Father of Lorenzo, he bought his home historical through a mediator. That castle became one of its greatest passions, and it went there every time it was possible, and in any case at least every Sunday with the family and every Wednesday for work reasons.

Over time, the property of the Rovagnati has expanded: The industrialists also progressively purchased the land surrounding the castleconsolidating the link between the Rovagnati and Castelguelfo. In 2008, Paolo died, and for a few years the home was less frequented. It was then his son Lorenzo Rovagnati who recovering us to return often, even if not as much as the father, and to start supporting local initiatives such as museums, sports activities and country parties. And today, his disappearance rekindles the voices of those who, in Noceto, spoke of the bad luck who seemed to hit the owners of the castle.