Silvio Berlusconi’s Legacy: Meet His Five Children

Silvio Berlusconi died on Monday June 12, 2023. These are the five children of Italian businessman and politician Silvio Berlusconi.

Silvio Berlusconi passed away on Monday, June 12, 2023 at the age of 86 in Milan, Italy. The businessman and former Italian Prime Minister had been suffering from leukemia for several months. It seems that the disease has conquered him. He leaves behind his family, especially his children. Berlusconi is the father of five children, all of whom have contributed in their own way to shaping his career and legacy. Find out who the Berlusconi heirs are.

Silvio Berlusconi father of five children

Silvio Berlusconi may have died on Monday June 12, but he still lived a long life. One thing is for sure: the Italian has had a fulfilling life between his controversial career and his family. The right-wing politician and leader of the Forza Italia party is the father of five children from different relationships.

From his marriage to Carla Dell’Oglio between 1965 and 1985, Silvio Berlusconi became a first-time father and welcomed two children: a daughter, Maria Elvira Marina Berlusconi, born in 1966, and a son, Pier Silvio Berlusconi, born in 1969.

In 1980, while still married to the mother of his first two children, Silvio Berlusconi began an affair with actress Veronica Lario. In 1984 she gave birth to little Barbara, an illegitimate daughter of Berlusconi.

The Italian politician recognized the child, after which he divorced his wife and continued his relationship with his former lover. They have two more children together: Eleonora, born in 1986, and Luigi, born in 1988, before marrying in 1990. The couple eventually divorced in 2014 after a five-year process.

As the children of one of Italy’s most powerful men, they faced their fair share of controversy and criticism, but they also supported their father in his media ventures and offered him their expertise. They have all played different roles in Italian public life and contributed to their father’s legacy.

Maria Elvira Marina Berlusconi

Maria Elvira, better known as Marina, Berlusconi’s eldest daughter, was born on August 10, 1966. The eldest daughter of the former leader of the political party Come on Italy plays an important role in the family’s media empire, notably as chair of the Fininvest group and Mediaset, the main media companies owned by the Berlusconi family.

She is a successful business woman and has made significant contributions to the management and development of family businesses. Her influence and presence in the Italian business world has made her a recognized and respected figure. Silvio Berlusconi’s eldest daughter has two children with star dancer Maurizio Vanadia, whom she married in 2008.

Pier Silvio Berlusconi

Pier Silvio Berlusconi, the eldest son born on April 28, 1969, was also involved in the development of the family business. He followed in his father’s footsteps in the media and business world. Pier Silvio held various managerial positions Mediaset inside He is currently Vice President of Mediaset and directs the company’s strategy and management. Pier Silvio is considered a competent entrepreneur and is involved in the development of the media and audiovisual activities of Mediaset involved by exploring new opportunities and adapting the companies to market developments. Silvio Berlusconi’s eldest son is also President and CEO of RTI.

Privately, he is the father of three children: a daughter, Lucrezia Vittoria, born in his marriage to Emanuela Mussida in 1990, and a boy and girl, Lorenzo Mattia and Sofia Valentina, born in 2010 and 2015, respectively, in his second marriage to the TV presenter Silvia Toffanin were born.

Barbara Berlusconi

Barbara Berlusconi was born on July 30, 1984 in Switzerland. She studied at the University Vie-Santé Saint-Raphaël in Milan, from which she graduated with a diploma.

Barbara Berlusconi has been a member of the Board of Directors of Fininvest Group since September 2003, managed by her sister Marina. At the same time, since 2013 she has also been one of the managing directors of the football club AC Milan.

Barbara Berlusconi is the mother of four children, all boys. First, she gave birth to Alessandro in 2007 and Edoardo in 2009, stemming from her relationship with Giorgio Valaguzza. After a relationship with Alexandre Pato, she met her current partner, Lorenzo Guerrieri. Together they then greet Leone, who was born in 2016, and Francesco Amos, who was born in 2018.

Eleonora Berlusconi

Eleonora Berlusconi was born on May 7, 1986 in Switzerland. As the youngest daughter of Silvio Berlusconi, she is certainly the least conspicuous of his five children. Little is known about her. Unlike her siblings, Eleonora Berlusconi seems to stay away from the media. She shares her life with a man named Guy Binns. Both are parents to a boy named Riccardo.

Louis Berlusconi

Luigi Berlusconi is the youngest of the five children of Silvio Berlusconi, businessman and former Prime Minister of Italy. He was born on February 21, 1988 and graduated from Bocconi University with a degree in Economics in 2011. Like Eleonora, the youngest of the Berlusconi siblings is less media-savvy than some of his siblings. He has been married to Federica Fumagalli since 2020.

Sources used:

Southwest Press: How many children did he have? names, ages and mothers

Promipool: Silvio Berlusconi (†): These are the children of the Italian politician

Translated from French by Ohmymag France