Editing Conrad Hilton (section)

==Personal life==
In 1925, Hilton married Mary Adelaide Barron (1906–1966). They had three sons, [[Conrad Hilton Jr.]], [[Barron Hilton]], and [[Eric Hilton]], before divorcing in 1934.

In 1942, Hilton married actress [[Zsa Zsa Gabor]]. They had one child, a daughter, [[Francesca Hilton]], before divorcing in 1947. Gabor wrote in her 1991 autobiography ''One Lifetime Is Not Enough'' that she became pregnant by Hilton only after he raped her during their marriage.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/10/zsazsa200710 | title=It's a Mad, Mad, Zsa Zsa World | first=Leslie | last=Bennetts | date=September 6, 2007 | magazine=Vanity Fair | access-date=May 29, 2023}}</ref> Francesca died in 2015, at age 67, from a [[stroke]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-francesca-gabor-hilton-dead-20150106-story.html | title=Francesca Hilton, daughter of Zsa Zsa Gabor and Conrad Hilton, dies at 67 | first=Kurtis | last=Lee | date=January 6, 2015 | work=Los Angeles Times | access-date=May 29, 2023}}</ref>

In 1950, Hilton bought [[Casa Encantada]] at 10644 Bellagio Road in [[Bel Air, Los Angeles]], and occupied the house until he died in 1979. Hilton described his enchantment with the house as "... a case of love at first sight... I couldn't resist it, one of the fabulous houses of the world." He renamed the property the ''Casa Encantada'' ("enchanted house").<ref name="Hyland2008">{{cite book|author=Jeffrey Hyland|author-link=Jeffrey Hyland|title=The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KaX6KwAACAAJ|year=2008|publisher=[[Random House]]|isbn=978-0-8478-3162-3}}</ref>

In 1957, Hilton was initiated as a member of [[Tau Kappa Epsilon]] fraternity at [[New Mexico State University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Distinguished Alumni |url=https://www.tke.org/about/distinguished-alumni |publisher=[[Tau Kappa Epsilon]] |access-date=December 7, 2023}}</ref>

In 1976, Hilton married Mary Frances Kelly. Their marriage lasted until his death three years later in 1979.

On January 3, 1979, Hilton died of pneumonia<ref>{{cite news|url=https://eu.elpasotimes.com/story/news/history/blogs/tales-from-the-morgue/2008/08/08/conrad-hilton-dies-at-91/31504549/|title=Conrad Hilton dies at 91|date=January 4, 1979|first=Trish|last=Long|newspaper=El Paso Times}}</ref> at the age of 91. He was interred at Calvary Hill Cemetery, a Catholic cemetery in [[Dallas]], Texas. He left US$500,000 (equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US-GDP|500000|1979|r=-5}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) to his two surviving sons, US$100,000 (equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US-GDP|100000|1979|r=-4}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) to his daughter, Francesca, and US$15,000 (equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US-GDP|15000|1979|r=-3}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) to each of his grandchildren.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

===Hilton family fortune===
In 1969, James C. Taylor presented plans to build a hospitality college on the campus of the [[University of Houston]] to Barron Hilton. Barron then presented the plans to his father, who donated US$1.5&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US-GDP|1500000|1969|r=-5}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) for the completion of the project. The [[Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management]] opened to students in September 1969.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

The bulk of Conrad Hilton's estate was left to the [[Conrad N. Hilton Foundation]],{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} which he established in 1944. His son, Barron Hilton, who spent much of his career helping build the Hilton Hotels Corporation, contested the will—despite having left the company as acting president, chief executive officer, and chairman of the board of directors. A settlement was reached, and as a result, Barron Hilton received 4 million shares of the hotel enterprise, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation received 3.5 million shares, and the remaining 6 million shares were placed in the W. Barron Hilton [[Charitable remainder unitrust|Charitable Remainder Unitrust]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} Upon Barron Hilton's death, Unitrust assets were transferred to the Hilton Foundation,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hiltonfoundation.org/news/press-release/conrad-n-hilton-foundation-announces-the-death-of-barron-hilton/|title=Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces the Death of Barron Hilton}}</ref> of which Barron previously served on the Board of Directors as chairman.<ref name="PGDC">{{Cite web| title = Barron Hilton to Donate 97% of Estate to Hilton Foundation| date = December 26, 2007| publisher = Planned Giving Design Center, LLC| url = http://www.pgdc.com/pgdc/news-story/2007/12/27/barron-hilton-donate-97-estate-hilton-foundation| access-date = 2011-04-02| archive-date = March 19, 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110319015235/http://www.pgdc.com/pgdc/news-story/2007/12/27/barron-hilton-donate-97-estate-hilton-foundation| url-status = dead}}</ref>

In 1983, the Hilton Foundation donated US$21.3&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US-GDP|21300000|1983|r=2}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) to expand facilities and increase endowment. That gift led to the construction of the South Wing, which opened in 1989, and added {{convert|94000|ft2}} of education and meeting space to Hilton College.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

On December 25, 2007, Barron Hilton announced that he would leave about 97% of his fortune, then estimated at US$2.36&nbsp;billion (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US-GDP|2.36|2007|r=1}}&nbsp;billion in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}),<ref name="PGDC"/> to a charitable [[unit trust|unitrust]] that would eventually be merged with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk">{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7161358.stm | work=[[BBC News]] | title=Hilton fortune to go to charity | date=December 27, 2007 | access-date=2010-04-26}}</ref>