Billionaire Wolfgang Porsche, 79, Decides to Divorce His 74-Year-Old Wife Due to Severe Dementia

Posted by Carisa Kissane on Sunday, May 19, 2024

It has been reported that Wolfgang Porsche, a top executive at Porsche, is seeking a divorce from his partner of 16 years, Claudia, owing to her severe dementia which has left her confined to her home.

Sources close to the couple have revealed that Porsche, 79, has found it challenging to live with his 74-year-old wife due to changes in her behavior since her diagnosis.

Claudia, a grandmother, now requires round-the-clock care from four caregivers as she has been battling this illness for the past two years.

She has reportedly lost the ability to move independently for several months, and her cognitive faculties have rapidly deteriorated.

Wolfgang and Claudia have been together since 2007 and tied the knot in 2019. The net worth of the Porsche family is estimated to be EUR 20bn (£18bn).
 

Media reports in Germany suggest that Wolfgang has been developing a closer relationship with Gabriela Prinzessin zu Leiningen, 59, whom he has been friends with for the past 25 years.

                                                                                                                 Gabriela Prinzessin zu Leiningen

Similar to Porsche’s wife Claudia, Gabriela also studied law in Munich and later in Cologne. She was married to Prince Karl-Emich zu Leiningen in 1991, but they divorced in 1998.

In the same year, she married the Swiss Karim Aga Khan IV, 86, the 49th Imam of the Nizari Ismailis, who is recognized as a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammed. However, this marriage ended in a divorce in 2014.

Wolfgang Heinz Porsche, a German-Austrian shareholder, serves as the chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE and of Porsche AG.

The Stuttgart-born executive is the youngest son of former Porsche AG designer and Chief Executive Officer, Ferdinand ‘Ferry’ Porsche, and Dorothea Reitz.

His grandfather was Ferdinand Porsche, the Austro-Bohemian founder of Porsche AG. His oldest brother is Ferdinand ‘Butzi’ Porsche, who designed the first Porsche 911.
 

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