Maurice Tempelsman, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ longtime partner up until her death, has died at 95 after complications from a fall, according to his son, Leon.

Tempelsman was a Belgian-American jewel tycoon who made a fortune selling diamonds from Africa’s Gold Coast.

However, he was perhaps best known for his relationship with Kennedy Onassis, who he was fiercely protective of and was a caretaker to in the lead up to her death in 1994.

Tempelsman was an influential donor to the Democratic Party, giving approximately $500,000 in the 1990s alone, and had a close relationship with Democratic leaders, including Onassis’ late husband, President John F. Kennedy, whom he met while Kennedy was still a Massachusetts senator.

Although they had known each other for about 30 years in total, Te

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