Nonna Franca

Nonna Franca, a 90-year-old widow from Empoli, Italy, made headlines following her death in January 2017 due to a contentious inheritance battle. She left her entire estate, which included two apartments, significant cash, jewelry, and valuable antiques, to her beloved neighbors and friends, explicitly stating in her will, 'Nothing to relatives.' This decision led to an eight-year legal struggle initiated by her distant relatives who contested the validity of her handwritten wills, claiming she was blind and unable to write them. However, the court upheld her wishes, confirming she was of sound mind and fully capable of making her own decisions at the time of writing her wills.