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The body of Silvio Berlusconi is expected to be sent today to his villa in Arcore, outside Milan. His funeral, a public expense, will take place on Wednesday at Milan's cathedral, Italian media reported.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, known as 'Cavalieri', has died at the age of 86. He died at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan. Berlusconi, whose name has been embroiled in several sex scandals and corruption allegations, suffered from chronic leukemia. In April he was treated in hospital for a lung infection.
Berlusconi headed the Italian government 4 times as Prime Minister from 1994 to 2011, founded and directed 'Forza Italia', founder of Mediaset and Fininvest, paving the way for a television and financial empire and owner for 31 years of Milan great with which he won a total of 29 trophies. With an average of one trophy a year, "Cavalieri" left its mark on Italian and European football. In recent years, he took over the command of another Italian club, Monza, a team that plays in the football elite.
Elected to the parliament for 7 legislatures, Silvio Berlusconi was born on September 29, 1936. His life as a billionaire businessman and politician has always been in the public and media eye, from the period when after selling vacuum cleaners he briefly founded a company construction.
Silvio Berlusconi is known as a revolutionary in every field in which he decided to participate. He changed Italian politics in the most profound way, but he is also remembered for his special behavior. He was always a protagonist with his politically incorrect statements or actions. For some it was tasteful and controversial, for some scandalous or shameless, for Berlusconi the important thing was that he always gained attention.
He will also be remembered for his scandals, allegations of corruption and sexual affairs... If there is one thing that defined Italy's most memorable prime minister, it was his overwhelming desire to be adored by others.
Berlusconi visited Albania when he was Prime Minister of Italy on two occasions, in October 2002 and in December 2008. Berlusconi was everywhere a phenomenon and as such he closed his eyes today, surrounded by his most beloved people, leaving behind a legacy that will be long remembered.
Berlusconi, a media mogul decided to enter Italian political life, is thought to have left behind a fortune of 7.97 billion euros. He still had shares in the publishing house "Mondadori", in the financial services firm Mediolanum and the largest Italian commercial broadcaster "Mediaset", reports "Forbes". In August 2016, Berlusconi agreed to sell 80% of AC Milan, one of the most successful football teams in Europe, to the Chinese corporation Sino-Europe Sports Investment for $820 million.
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