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Maurizio Gucci

Maurizio Gucci (September 26, 1948 – March 27, 1995), son of Rodolfo Gucci and grandson of Guccio Gucci, was an Italian businessman, and the one-time head of the Gucci fashion house. Maurizio Gucci went on to sell his stock in Gucci in 1993 for $170 million to the Bahrain-based investment group, Investcorp. In 1995, a year and a half after the sale of Gucci, he was gunned down by a hired hit man. His ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani was later convicted of arranging the killing.

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Born

1948-09-26

Birth Place

Italy

Place Of Death

Milan

Known For

Gucci

Spouse(s)

Patrizia_Reggiani

Children

Relative(s)

Guccio_Gucci

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It was one of the most shocking scandals in Italy of the 1990s: a glamorous socialite, more used to tabloid headlines about her super-rich exploits, Patrizia Reggiani, had been accused and later found guilty of ordering the assassination of her ex-husband, Maurizio Gucci, of the famous fashion dynasty. So intriguing...

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Before the Gucci brand was headed by figures outside the family, the company was in the hands of Maurizio Gucci, the last family member who would hold this position. Unlike the steady wave of success the company has ridden in recent years, the high-fashion brand was embroiled in tumultuous family battles while Gucci headed the company. Eventually, the stream of chaos ended in tragedy when Gucci was shot dead in the foyer of his office in 20 Via Palestro, Milan, in 1995.

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House of Gucci: Here's How Adam Driver Compares to the Real Maurizio Gucci

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