Villa Maria, the estate given by Berlusconi to Francesca Pascale, now belongs to the granddaughter of the patron of «Toblerone» – Corriere.it

Villa Mariathe luxurious home that Silvio Berlusconi had bought in 2015 in Rogoredo di Casatenovo, in the heart of Brianza not far from Arcore, for his then girlfriend Frances Pascalewas sold in July 2022. A deal concluded very quickly, a few days after the estate was put on the market, with the mediation of Lionard spa.

The detail that had not yet emerged was the name of the buyer (revealed today by The fact): Lavinia Eleonoire Jacobs, granddaughter of Klaus Jacobs, the (Swiss) king of chocolate who died in 2008. The entrepreneur, who Forbescounts among the largest in the sector, among its various successful operations it boasted the production of Toblerone”, the chocolate and crunchy bar famous all over the world and now owned by a multinational company.

However, the price of this latest sale of Villa Maria is still unknown. Spread over 1,140 square meters, surrounded by a park of 40,000, Villa Maria it had previously been the home of former footballer and entrepreneur Valentino Giambelliknown for having been (just like Berlusconi) the president of Monza Calcio. Purchased in 2015 for 2.5 million euros had been the subject of major expansion and restructuring works with an investment of 29 million euros. Everyone in the town of 12,000 inhabitants in the greenest Brianza remembers the months of work on the villa to equip it with every comfort and large windows overlooking the park. As urbanization charges, Berlusconi paid for the reconstruction of the adjacent church square.

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