Grazer Friederike Wlaschek, widow of the Billa founder, died at the age of 75. She is said to have inherited up to three billion euros.
She was a dazzling personality and a regular guest at pompous festivals around Lake Wörthersee, but she also wore a dirndl when she danced at the Graz “Aufsteirern”: Friederike Wlaschek, fifth and last wife of the legendary Billa founder Karl Wlaschek, is dead. According to the “Kleiner Zeitung”, she died last Tuesday at the age of 75 in Graz, where she had lived until the end. She was ill recently, acquaintances tell, and lonely, one rarely found her in the state capital or at celebrity events. Her husband’s death in 2015 affected her. In an interview with the “Krone” she said at the time that she was “miserable”: “But I often think he’s there. Unfortunately, it was not foreseeable that he would die so quickly.” Was married to the Billa founder Friederike Schenk, then 65 years old, married the Billa founder in 2012. The two met in Vienna in 2009, and it is said that he was immediately enthusiastic about the attractive woman. Wlaschek was the third richest Austrian and is said to have inherited three billion euros from his last wife. Of course, the woman from Graz never confirmed that, “but I’m satisfied”. The two were even comparatively frugal, the widow said in 2015: “We led a completely normal life. My husband has taken me on a few trips. We actually always had fun.” After the death of Karl Wlaschek, the then 68-year-old sought consolation from good friends: “My friends in Graz gave me consolation.”
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