Mafalda von Hessen

Mafalda Margarethe Prinzessin und Landgräfin von Hessen (born 6 July 1965), known also as Princess Mafalda of Hesse, is a German aristocrat and fashion designer. She is the eldest child of Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse and Princess Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.

Mafalda von Hessen
Born	(1965-07-06) 6 July 1965 (age 60) Kiel, West Germany
Spouse	Count Enrico Marone Cinzano ​ ​ (m. 1989; div. 1990)​ Carlo Galdo ​ ​ (m. 1991; div. 1999)​ Count Ferdinando Brachetti Peretti ​ ​ (m. 2000; div. 2014)​ [1]
Issue	Tatiana Galdo Polissena Galdo Count Cosmo Brachetti Peretti Count Briano Brachetti Peretti
House	Hesse
Father	Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse
Mother	Princess Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Fashion career

Mafalda von Hessen studied at New York University and has a master's degree in design. After graduating, she worked for the Roman costume house Tirelli and the designer Patrick Kinmonth. She has also served as a style ambassador for Giorgio Armani. In autumn 2015, she released her latest collection.^[2]

She was named in Vanity Fair's 2007 International Best-Dressed List.^[3]

Marriages and children

Mafalda first married Count Enrico Marone Cinzano on 8 July 1989, but they divorced soon after. The marriage was childless.

Second, she married Carlo Galdo on 19 December 1991. They have two daughters. The couple divorced in 1999.

Third, Mafalda married Count Ferdinando Brachetti Peretti on 14 July 2000. They have two sons. They were divorced in 2014.^[1]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Mafalda von Hessen[4]

16. Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel 8. Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse 17. Princess Anna of Prussia 4. Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse 18. Frederick III, German Emperor 9. Princess Margaret of Prussia 19. Victoria, Princess Royal 2. Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse 20. Umberto I of Italy 10. Victor Emmanuel III of Italy 21. Margherita of Savoy 5. Princess Mafalda of Savoy 22. Nicholas I of Montenegro 11. Princess Elena of Montenegro 23. Milena Vukotić 1. Mafalda von Hessen 24. Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg 12. Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg 25. Marie of Gemmingen 6. Gustav Albrecht of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg 26. Alfred of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg 13. Madeleine of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg 27. Pauline of Reichenbach-Lessonitz 3. Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg 28. Gustav Armand Fouché of Otranto 14. Charles Louis Fouché of Otranto 29. Therese of Stedingk 7. Margareta Fouché d'Otrante 30. Ludvig Douglas 15. Hedvig Douglas 31. Anna Ehrensvärd