Mussolini 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:

Bruno Mussolini (left), with his father, Benito Mussolini and brother Vittorio Mussolini (right), on the cover of Time, 28 October 1935

• 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, singer, and television personality, 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
    • Anna Maria Mussolini (1929–1968), an Italian radio presenter, fifth child 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

See also

• Mussolinia (disambiguation)
• Italian fascism