Paris: The Aga Khan, spiritual leader to millions of Muslims, has finalised his divorce from a German princess after years of legal dispute.
Lawyers for the Aga Khan and his ex-wife, Gabriele Renate Inaara Zu Leiningen, released a statement on Friday saying their marriage "ends by consent" after the Paris Court of Appeals approved the divorce settlement.
The lawyers, however, said terms of the settlement are confidential. The two married in 1998 and had a son, and started divorce proceedings several years later.
French media have reported that the Aga Khan was initially ordered to pay 12 million euros ($16.7 million) in divorce proceedings, but a higher court upped that to 60 million euros.
His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, a billionaire philanthropist and magnate, is leader of Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. Reports have estimated his net worth to be about £450million.
