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Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s divorce settlement may be huge, but it’s by no means among the biggest. Here are some of the biggies.

Rupert Murdoch and Anna Murdoch: $1.7-billion

The Australian media magnate called it quits with his second wife after 32 years and three children in 1999. Anna Murdoch got a massive chunk of the couple’s fortune, including $110-million in cash.

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Bernie and Slavica Ecclestone: $1-billion to $1.2-billion

In 2009, Bernie Ecclestone broke with his wife of 24 years in a settlement costing more than $1-billion. The former Armani model has reportedly spent some of the wealth on a $60-million private jet.

Adnan and Soraya Khashoggi: $874-million

The couple filed for divorce in 1974, but it took a lawsuit to get Mr. Khashoggi to finally pay up in 1982. The Saudi businessman and arms dealer, best known for his involvement in the Iran Contra affair, had a net worth of nearly $4-billion in the early 1980s.



Craig and Wendy McCaw: $460-million

After 23 years together, the McCaws engaged in a brutal divorce. At stake was their nearly $11-billion windfall from the sale of McCaw Cellular to AT&T. Ms. McCaw raked in $460-million, mostly in Nextel stock.



Mel and Robyn Gibson: $425-million

Ms. Gibson got $425-million from the U.S.-born, Australian-raised actor/director after 31 years of marriage and seven children.