Edda Ciano Mussolini - (September 1, 1901 - April 9, 1995) September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Daughter of Benito Mussolini and Rachele Guides. Her parents were not married at the time of her birth. In her early years, while her father was editor of the Il Popolo d'Italia in Milan, Edda lived with Rachele in Forli. Benito Mussolini created a fascist state through the use of propaganda, total control of the media and disassembly of the working democratic government. ...

In March 1925, Rachele and Edda with her brothers & sisters, moved from Milan to Carpena and then to Rome in November 1929 to live with their father. It was here that she met Galeazzo Ciano, son of Admiral Count Costanzo Ciano, a loyal Fascist and supporter of Benito Mussolini before his March on Rome. They were married April 24, 1930 in a lavish ceremony attended by 4000 guests. Galeazzo Ciano Galeazzo Ciano, Count of Cortellazzo (March 18, 1903 - January 11, 1944), was Benito Mussolinis Foreign Minister and son-in-law. ... Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, was the authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ... The March on Rome was the name given to the coup détat by which Benito Mussolini came to power in Italy in late October 1922. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Her husband was appointed Italian Consul in Shanghai and it was here their first son, Fabrizo Ciano was born, October 1, 1931. The couple moved back to Italy in 1932 where Galeazzo took the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs. For modern diplomatic consuls, see Consulate general. ... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: ; Shanghainese IPA: ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is Chinas largest city. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

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sources

[1] - BiografieOnline.it website - click the letter C on the left hand index

Mussolini - Jasper Ridley, St.Martins Press, 1997