The beautiful Greek island where shipping billionaire, Aristotle Onassis married JKF’s widow, Jackie, has been sold for $100 million. The island, Skorpios, was sold by the heir to his fortune, Athina Onassis Roussel, to a very wealthy Russian.

According to the Telegraph:

The Greek shipping magnate’s granddaughter, 28-year-old Athina Onassis Roussel, has agreed to sell the island of Skorpios, a jewel in the Ionian Sea, according to Greek media.

The identity of the Russian businessman has not been disclosed.

The forested island, off the western coast of Greece, was bought by Aristotle Onassis in 1962 for just 3.5 million drachmas, the equivalent of about £10,000.

Six years later it hosted his wedding to Jacqueline Kennedy, the widow of the late President John F Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963.

The island has had it’s fair share of potential buyers over the years, and is the place where Aristotle is buried.

The Onassis family forged a deep bond with the island – Aristotle is buried there, as is his daughter and his son, Alexander, who died in a plane crash in 1973.

The scene of lavish parties thrown by Aristotle Onassis, Skorpios boasts three residences, a helicopter landing pad and a boat quay.

Once described as “the richest girl in the world”, the Swiss-educated Ms Onassis Roussel is the only surviving descendant of the shipping magnate. She was born in France, the only child of Christina Onassis and her fourth husband, Thierry Roussel, the heir to a pharmaceutical empire.

Over the years there have been rumours that Giorgio Armani, Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, and Madonna were interested in buying the tiny island.

Knowing Aristotle like I don’t, I’d say this island has everything one needs. Fresh water is often an issue with these toys. Luckily he had that covered. Eight years ago, one Mr. Vladi, visited the island for valuation purposes:

“I spent three days on the island. It’s beautiful but all its water comes from a mountain bought by Aristotle Onassis on a nearby island. So if you buy the island, you need to buy the mountain too. I would put the price at somewhere north of 100 million euros.”

What a nice touch.

Click thumbnails below for scenes from the island over the year.

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