Mussolini family

Italian family

The Mussolini family is a well-known family in Italy. The most prominent member was Benito Mussolini, the fascist Prime Minister of Italy from 1922 to 1943. Other members of the family include:

Alessandro Mussolini (1854–1910), blacksmith, socialist, the father of Benito Mussolini, and the father-in-law of Rachele Mussolini
Rosa Maltoni Mussolini (1858–1905), mother of Benito Mussolini and the mother-in-law of Rachele Mussolini, married to Alessandro Mussolini
- Benito Mussolini (1883–1945)
- Rachele Mussolini (1890–1979), wife of Benito Mussolini, sister-in-law of Arnaldo and Edvige Mussolini
  - Edda Mussolini (1910–1995), daughter of Benito Mussolini, married to Galeazzo Ciano, 2nd Count of Cortellazzo and Buccari
    - Fabrizio Ciano, 3rd Count of Cortellazzo and Buccari (1931–2008), memoirist, grandson of Benito Mussolini, last Count of Cortellazzo and Buccari
  - Vittorio Mussolini (1916–1997), film critic and producer, son of Benito Mussolini
    - Caio Giulio Cesare Mussolini (born 1968),^[1] great-grandson of Benito Mussolini, grandson of Vittorio,^[1] stood for the 2019 European Parliament election in Italy as a member of the right-wing Brothers of Italy political party^[2]
  - Bruno Mussolini (1918–1941), pilot in the Regia Aeronautica, son of Benito Mussolini
  - Romano Mussolini (1927–2006), musician and painter, son of Benito Mussolini, married Maria Scicolone, who is the sister of Sophia Loren
    - Alessandra Mussolini (born 1962), politician, granddaughter of Benito Mussolini
      - Romano Floriani Mussolini (born 2003), footballer, great-grandson of Benito Mussolini
    - Rachele Mussolini (born 1974), councillor of the city of Rome, granddaughter of Benito Mussolini
- Arnaldo Mussolini (1885–1931), journalist and politician, younger brother of Benito Mussolini, brother-in-law of Rachele Mussolini
- Edvige Mussolini (1888–1952), younger sister of Arnaldo and Benito, and sister-in-law of Rachele Mussolini

References

^ ^a ^b "Caio Mussolini. El bisnieto argentino de Il Duce que milita junto a Meloni: "Llevo mi apellido con orgullo"". La Nación.com (in Spanish). La Nación. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ Mantesso, Sean (26 May 2019). "The ghost of Benito Mussolini lingers as far-right popularity surges in Italy". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 May 2019.