Nobel Winner’s Heirs Feud Over His Tuscan Villa and Millions

Nobel Prize-winning Canadian economist Robert Mundell, often referred to as the “father of the euro,” died at his palatial home in Italy without a will in 2021. Now his heirs are squabbling over the villa and millions of dollars in assets they believe were illegally commandeered by his widowed second wife.

According to a lawsuit filed in New York Supreme Court on Friday, the plaintiffs—William, Robyn, Alexander, and Lily Mundell—accuse Robert Mundell’s wife, Valerie Natsios-Mundell, of fraud and other misdeeds. They are seeking their alleged share of the estate, plus punitive damages and attorney fees.

“It’s beautiful,” Robyn Mundell told The Daily Beast of the villa. “We grew up there and spent every summer [there] with our kids.” She added that her father used to host conferences at the home “every summer with famous economists like John Nash.”

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