Berlusconi’s will: to whom and how much

The content of the will of Silvio Berlusconi has become known, it was published by the Italian news agency ANSA.

A large share of “Fininvest” goes to his two eldest children, Pier Silvio and Marina Berlusconi, and thus together they own 53% of the shares with equal shares.

After the announcement of the will, the board of directors (Silvio Berlusconi’s children Marina, Pier Silvio, Barbara and Luigi) announced that neither party will have indirect exclusive control over Fininvest SpAwhich was previously carried out by their father.

How an Italian politician divided property between his children

Marina and Pier Silvio are children from their first marriage to Carla Dal’Olio. Before they got 53% of the company, they each owned 7.65%. His other three children, Luigi, Eleonora and Barbara, from his second marriage to Veronica Lario, will jointly control the remaining 47%, up from 21.42% previously.

“Fininvest” also confirms the content of the will. The concern controls a number of subsidiaries, including the MediaForEurope (formerly Mediaset) television group led by Pier Silvio Berlusconi, the Mondadori publishing house led by Marina Berlusconi and the Mediolanum bank.

Money for my brother and my latest partner

Silvio Berlusconi also left 100 million euros to his brother Paolo Berlusconi and his last partner Marta Fascina. He also left €30 million to Marcello Del’Utri, the founder of Forza Italia in 1993.

After the announcement of the will, the shares of the Mfe-MediasetForEurope group fell slightly (-0.8% to -1.5%). It is important to mention the fact that Berlusconi’s fortune, according to Forbes, was 6.4 billion euros. However, he did not give absolute control to any of his children individually.

Recall that the former Prime Minister of Italy, Senator Silvio Berlusconi, died on June 12, 2023 at the 87th year of his life in the San Raffaele clinic in Milan. He was born on September 29, 1936 in Milan. Graduated from the University of Milan, Faculty of Law. Before joining politics, he was engaged in business. Silvio Berlusconi is a media tycoon, one of the richest people in Italy and a long-liver of Italian politics, who has worked as prime minister for the longest time in the country. Numerous scandals accompanied his political and business career, and his statements often became the object of sharp criticism. According to the Italian media, the controversial figure of a politician causes Italians either admiration or contempt.

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