Maria Sole Agnelli

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Maria Sole Agnelli
Maria Sole Agnelli.jpg
Agnelli in 2018
Born (1925-08-09) August 9, 1925 (age 96)
Villar Perosa, Piedmont, Italy
Spouse(s)Ranieri Campello della Spina (?-1959
Pio Teodorani-Fabbri (1964-)
ChildrenVirginia (1954), Argenta (1955), Cintia (1956), Bernardino (1958)
Parents
RelativesClara (sister), Susanna (sister), Gianni (brother), Giorgio (brother), Cristiana (sister), Umberto (brother)
FamilyAgnelli family

Maria Sole Agnelli is an Italian entrepreneur, politician and a major shareholder of Gianni Agnelli & Co. She is the daughter of Edoardo Agnelli and Virginia Bourbon del Monte, and her siblings are Clara, Susanna, Gianni, Giorgio, Cristiana and Umberto Agnelli. She is the granddaughter of Giovanni Agnelli, founder of the Italian automobile maker FIAT.

Biography[]

Agnelli married Ranieri Campello della Spina, count of Campello sul Clitunno, with whom she had four children: Virginia (1954), Argenta (1955), Cintia (1956), and Bernardino (1958).[1]

Maria Sole Agnelli with four of her children in Les Diabrelets, Switzerland. From left to right: Argenta Campello, Maria Sole Agnelli, Virginia Campello, Bernardino Campello della Spina and Cintia Campello

Widowed after Ranieri's death in 1959, she later married conte Pio Teodorani-Fabbri in 1964, with whom she had her son Eduardo (1965).[1]

Political career[]

She was elected mayor of Campello sul Clitunno in 1960, a position she held until 1970. She reportedly won without attending any campaign rallies, obtaining 850 votes from 1200 voters.[2] Her dead's husband's son, Rovero, followed in her footsteps, becoming mayor of Campello sul Clitunno.[3]

Other activities[]

Agnelli's horse Woodland, ridden by Alessandro Argenton, won the Individual eventing silver medal in the equestrian competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

She is the second largest stock holder of Gianni Agnelli & Co., owning about 12% of the company's shares. The company owns the majority of Exor and, therefore, FCA. She was the president of the Gianni Agnelli foundation, which she resigned so that her grandnephew John Elkann could assume the role.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Discepolo, Ciro (2007-01-01). Ci Siamo Con La Datazione Informatica Degli Avvenimenti (in Italian). Ciro Discepolo. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  2. ^ "53 anni fa venne eletta sindaco in questo piccolo paese umbro. Ottenne 850 voti su 1200 senza mai doversi neppure esibire in un comizio" [53 years ago she got elected as mayor in this small Umbrian village (Campello). She got 850 votes out of 1200 without ever having to do a speech.]. La Stampa.
  3. ^ Colombati, Leonardo (2014-10-28). 1960 (in Italian). MONDADORI. ISBN 9788852057212. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
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