Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has died, Italian media says

Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul who served arsenic the premier of respective Italian governments over nine years, has died astatine property 86, Italian media said Monday.

CNBC was not capable to instantly verify the reports.

The tycoon suffered from respective superior ailments, including Covid-19, which resulted successful repeated hospitalizations opening successful September 2020.

Born Sept. 29, 1936, Berlusconi faced galore scandals and trials implicit taxation schemes and intersexual escapades. He was erstwhile convicted, but aboriginal cleared, of charges of having enactment with an underage nightclub dancer, Karima El-Mahroug, astatine 1 of his chaotic "bunga bunga" parties.  

Berlusconi was the controlling shareholder of Mediaset, Italy's largest commercialized broadcaster.
In June 2023, his luck was estimated astatine astir $7 billion. He besides owned the Italian shot nine A.C. Milan from 1986 to 2017.

He led governments — from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011 — and since 2019 had served arsenic a subordinate of the European Parliament, wherever helium had besides served from 1999 to 2001. At a 2009 run rally during his past stint arsenic premier, helium was struck successful the look by a mentally sick antheral wielding a statuette of the Milan cathedral. The bloody onslaught broke Berlusconi's nose, chopped his articulator and knocked retired 2 teeth.

His 9 years arsenic premier curate made him the third-longest caput of authorities successful Italy aft fascist dictators Benito Mussolini and Giovanni Giolitti.

He had promised — but failed — to merchantability his assets successful Mediaset erstwhile helium was premier minister.

In 2013, Berlusconi was convicted connected charges that helium paid for enactment with the 17-year-old El-Mahroug astatine 1 of his parties and was sentenced to 7 years successful situation and banned from nationalist bureau for life. Two years later, Italy's highest tribunal ordered him acquitted. 

Berlusconi was joined doubly and had 5 children.

— CNBC's Sam Meredith contributed to this report.