Maria Sole Agnelli
Maria Sole Agnelli was an Italian businesswoman, politician, and a major shareholder of Gianni Agnelli & Co.
Early life
Agnelli was the fourth child and third daughter of Edoardo Agnelli and Virginia Bourbon del Monte. Her siblings are Clara Agnelli, Gianni Agnelli, Susanna Agnelli, Cristiana Agnelli, Giorgio Agnelli, and Umberto Agnelli. She was the granddaughter of Giovanni Agnelli, founder of the Italian automobile maker Fiat S.p.A.
Political career
Agnelli was elected mayor of Campello sul Clitunno in 1960, a position she held until 1970. She reportedly won without attending any campaign rallies, obtaining 850 votes from a pool of 1,200 voters. Her late husband's son, Rovero, followed in her footsteps, becoming mayor of Campello sul Clitunno between 1987 and 1990.
Other activities
Agnelli's horse Woodland, ridden by Alessandro Argenton, won the silver medal in the Equestrian at the [1972 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing] in Munich. She was the second largest stock holder of Gianni Agnelli & Co., which owns the majority of Exor and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles; she owned about 12% of the company's shares. She was the president of the Gianni Agnelli Foundation, which she resigned so that the role could be assumed by John Elkann, Agnelli's grandson.
Agnelli married Ranieri, [Count Di Campello|Ranieri Campello della Spina], Count of Campello sul Clitunno, with whom she had four children: Virginia, Argenta, Cintia, and Bernardino. Widowed after Ranieri's death in 1959, she later married Count Pio Teodorani-Fabbri in 1964, with whom she had her son Eduardo. Teodorani-Fabbri was related to Benito Mussolini, as Mussolini's niece had married Teodorani-Fabbri's cousin. Agnelli died on 26 December 2025, at the age of 100.