Billionaire Wolfgang Porsche divorces wife Claudia Huebner over her dementia

Porsche executive Wolfgang Porsche has filed for divorce from his wife Claudia Huebner.

A source told German news site Bild that Claudia, 74, has a “dementia-like illness” that has changed her personality – which has made living together impossible.

Claudia – who formerly worked as an adviser to the German government – reportedly has been living near her daughter for about two years. She has four carers who look after her 24 hours a day.

She has not been able to move independently for months and her mental health has rapidly declined.

German news outlets have reported that since the separation, Wolfgang has been spending more time with his close friend of 25 years, 59-year-old Gabriela Prinzessin zu Leiningen.

Wolfgang was born in Austria and is the youngest son of Ferry Porsche, who founded the iconic sports car brand in Stuttgart in 1930.

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He plays a key role in the development of his father’s company, as an executive and member of the supervisory board.

His oldest brother, Ferdinand “Butzi” Porsche, designed the first Porsche 911 in 1964.

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Wolfgang, 79, now lives in Zell am See in Austria and has four children, two of whom he shares with director and screenplay writer Susanne Bresser, whom he married in 1988. The couple divorced in 2008.

The Porsche family’s total assets is estimated to be worth around $34 billion.

- With The New Zealand Herald

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