Gianni, the eldest of the seven Agnelli children and the head of the family since his parents’ deaths, had a reputation for being a playboy and had frequently been mentioned in gossip columns.

Marella Agnelli, the 91-year-old wife of late Fiat Chairman Gianni Agnelli, died on Saturday at her home in Turin, the Agnelli family said in a statement.

The eyes of Susanna (Suni) Agnelli, as befits a scion of Italy's Fiat-founding first family, could at the same time cast an imperious patrician stare and display a wry twinkle. Larger than life in ...