Luca Cordero di Montezemolo

Cordero di Montezemolo in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com

Place of Birth: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Birth: 31 August, 1947

Ethnicity: Italian, as well as very remote Spanish

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo is an Italian businessperson. He was chairman of Ferrari, chairman of Fiat S.p.A., and President of Confindustria and FIEG.

Luca is the son of Clotilde Neri and Massimo Cordero dei Marchesi di Montezemolo. He comes from an aristocratic background. His family served the Royal House of Savoy for generations. The family’s distant origin is Spanish. They settled in Piedmont, Italy during the mid 1400s. Luca’s mother was a niece of famed Italian surgeon Vincenzo Neri. Luca’s second cousin is Cardinal Andrea Cordero di Montezemolo; who is the son of Marquis Giuseppe Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo and Amalia Dematteis.

Luca is married to Ludovica Andreoni, and has five children.

Luca’s paternal grandfather was Mario Cesare Cordero di Montezemolo (the son of Carlo Cordero di Montezemolo and Maria Ferrari di Castelnuovo). Mario was born in Turin, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont. Luca’s grandfather and great-grandfather were both Generals in the Italian army. Luca’s great-grandfather Carlo was the son of Cesare Cordero di Montezemolo and Sofia Lanza di Busca.

Luca’s paternal grandmother was Clementina Deciani. Clementina was born in Cassacco, Provincia di Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

Luca has been rumored to be the illegitimate son of Italian industrialist Gianni Agnelli.

Sources: Genealogy of Luca Cordero di Montezemolo (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Article about Luca’s relative Vincenzo Neri – http://www.tmgonline.nl