Rosa Maltoni
| Rosa Maltoni | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 22 April 1858 San Martino in Strada, Forlì, Papal States |
| Died | 19 February 1905 (aged 46) Predappio, Italy |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Spouse | Alessandro Mussolini (m. 1882) |
| Children | Benito Arnaldo Edvige |
| Family | Mussolini family |
Rosa Maltoni Mussolini (née Maltoni; 22 April 1858 – 19 February 1905)[1] was an Italian schoolteacher who was the mother of Benito Mussolini, the Italian Fascist dictator.
Personal life
Rosa Maltoni was the mother of Benito, Arnaldo and Edvige Mussolini, the mother-in-law of Rachele Mussolini and the paternal grandmother of Bruno Mussolini, Edda Mussolini, Romano Mussolini, and Vittorio Mussolini. Maltoni was a nominal Catholic schoolteacher who married the socialist Alessandro Mussolini against the wishes of her father.[2] After Benito, Rosa had three more children, Arnaldo, Laura, and Edvige. She died of meningitis in 1905 when her son, Benito Mussolini, was only 22.[1]
Mussolini was reportedly very attached to his mother, and during the Fascist period, Rosa came to represent the ideal Italian woman.[3] On 17 June 1930, a ceremony was held to honor her as a "great educator and glorious mother."[4]
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