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Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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Umberto Agnelli
1934-11-01 – 2004-05-27
Life & Legacy
Umberto Agnelli (Italian: [umˈbɛrto aɲˈɲɛlli]; 1 November 1934 – 27 May 2004) was an Italian industrialist and politician. He was the third son of Virginia (born Donna Virginia Bourbon del Monte) and Edoardo Agnelli, and the youngest brother of Gianni Agnelli.
Agnelli served as a CEO of Italian carmaker Fiat from 1970 to 1976. After the death of his brother, he was briefly chairman of the Fiat Group until his death, aged 69, in 2004. He was also chairman and later honorary chairman of Juventus, the football team long-associated with Fiat and the Agnelli family, and was for a time the president of the Italian Football Federation. He was a Christian Democracy member of the Senate of the Republic from 1976 to 1979. In 2015, he was posthumously inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.
Occupation & Career
entrepreneur, politician, engineer, businessperson
Education
University of Catania; University of Turin
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Employer
Fiat S.p.A.
Education & Institutions
University of Catania · University of Turin
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Family Child
Giovanni Alberto Agnelli
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Family Child
Andrea Agnelli
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Family Child
Enrico Agnelli
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Family Child
Alberto Agnelli
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Family Child
Anna Agnelli
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Family Father
Edoardo Agnelli
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Family Mother
Virginia Bourbon del Monte
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Family Sibling
Clara Agnelli
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Family Sibling
Susanna Agnelli
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Family Sibling
Gianni Agnelli
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Family Sibling
Giorgio Agnelli
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Family Sibling
Maria Sole Agnelli
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Family Spouse
Antonella Bechi Piaggio
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Family Spouse
Allegra Caracciolo
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