 He was due for release on 21 April 1937 and planned to retire to Sardinia for convalescence, but a combination of arteriosclerosis, pulmonary tuberculosis, high blood pressure, angina, gout and acute gastric disorders meant that he was too ill to move.Gramsci died on 27 April 1937, at the age of 46.His ashes are buried in the Cimitero Acattolico (Non-Catholic Cemetery) in Rome.