A man who is a billionaire from the Porsche family has allegedly filed divorce proceedings against his elderly wife.
He is starting the proceedings reportedly because she's suffering from a 'dementia-like illness'.
Wolfgang Heinz Porsche is a German-Austrian shareholder and chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE, as well as of Porsche AG.
The Porsche executive Wolfgang Porsche filed for divorce from his wife Claudia Porsche citing her poor health has changed her personality, the Mirror reports.
The Porsche family's assets are estimated to be around £18 billion (€20.5 billion).
Sources close to the couple have said her illness has made living with her difficult for Mr Porsche.
According to the family, Claudia has been unable to move independently for months and her mental awareness has declined rapidly.
The news comes as media in Germany report that Wolfgang has been allegedly getting closer to his friend of 25 years, Gabriela Prinzessin zu Leiningen, 59, in recent months while his wife is unwell.
Wolfgang is the youngest son of former Porsche AG designer and CEO Ferdinand 'Ferry' Porsche and Dorothea Reitz with his oldest brother Ferdinand 'Butzi' Porsche designing the first Porsche 911.
Wolfgang who currently resides in Zell am See in Austria has four children, two which he shares with his ex wife director and screenplay writer Susanne Bresser who he was married to from 1988 to 2008.
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