Wife of Richard Lugner, Billionaire Who Died 2 Months After Their Wedding – His Sixth – Pens Heartfelt Tribute

Mar. 15, 2025

Richard Lugner marries for the 6th time at Vienna City Hall in Vienna Simone Reilander.Photo:APA-PictureDesk GmbH/Shutterstock

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Simone Reiländer, who tied the knot with Austrian billionaire Richard Lugner just over two months beforehis death, is paying tribute to her late husband.

Reiländer, 42, honored Lugner on Monday, Aug. 12, with a heartfeltInstagram postfeaturing a painting of the late entrepreneur, who died earlier that day at age 91.

“You were the dream of my life,” she wrote in a translated German language message. “And when I saw you shine at the sight of me, then I knew that I was yours too. In Love 🖤.”

The couple tied the knot at Vienna City Hall on Saturday, June 1, after getting engaged the previous year.

As he got married for the sixth time, the billionaire told reporters that it would also be his “last marriage,” according tolocal reports.

Lugner was a construction tycoon known for helping build the Lunger City shopping center in Vienna in 1990. He was also known for entertaining many celebrities at the Vienna Opera Ball over the years, includingKim Kardashian,Jane Fonda,Pamela AndersonandGoldie Hawn.

The businessman was also remembered as a “beloved boss,” in a tribute posted on the shopping center’sFacebookpage.

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He leaves behind four children from previous relationships: Jacqueline, Nadine, Alexander, and Andreas.

Before tying the knot for a sixth time, Lugner was previously married to Christine Gmeiner (​1961-1978), Cornelia Laufersweiler​​ (​1979-1983), Susanne Dietrich (1984-1989), Christina Lugner (1990-2007), as well asPlayboymodel and actress Cathy Schmitz (2014-2016).

In June, Lugner told German newspaperBildthat he and his Reiländer would “share” his shopping empire workload, but that “when I am no longer here, she will be the sole boss,” perThe Independent.

He went on to share that his family members also remained involved in the business, saying “there is enough to do for everyone.”

Richard Lugner in 2017.Matthias Röder/picture alliance via Getty

Matthias Röder/picture alliance via Getty

Lugner, who most recently attended the Opera Ball in February withPriscilla Presley, had reportedly been dealing with multiple health problems and had undergone surgery in recent months, according toAgence France-Presse.

His official cause of death has not been revealed.

source: people.com