Princess Mafalda of Italy

Italian Royalty House of Savoy Victor Emmanuel II Children    Princess Marie Clothilde    Umberto I    Amadeo I, King of Spain    Maria Pia, Queen of Portugal Grandchildren    Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta    Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin    Luigi, Duke of Abruzzi    Umberto, Conte of Salemi Great Grandchildren    Amedeo, Duke of Aosta    Amedeo, King of Croatia Great Great Grandchildren    Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este    Princess Maria Christina    Amedeo, Duke of Aosta Great Great Great Grandchildren    Princess Bianca    Aimone, Duke of Apulia    Princess Mafalda Umberto I Children    Victor Emmanuel III Victor Emmanuel III Children    Princess Yolanda    Princess Mafalda    Umberto II    Giovanna, Queen of Bulgaria    Princess Maria Umberto II Children    Princess Maria Pia    Victor Emmanuel, Prince of Naples    Princess Maria Gabriella    Princess Maria Beatrice Grandchildren    Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont Great Grandchildren    Princess Vittoria    Princess Luisa

Princess Mafalda Maria Elisabetta Anna Romana of Savoy (November 2, 1902, Rome – August 27, 1944, Buchenwald) was the second child of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and of his wife Princess Elena Petrovich of Montenegro. The House of Savoy or in Italian, La Casa di Savoia, or simply Casa Savoia, (or Savoie, French) is a dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain in Savoy, a region that includes present-day Piemonte, other parts of Northern Italy, and a smaller region in France. ... This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... Victor Emmanuel II (Italian: Vittorio Emanuele II; March 14, 1820 – January 9, 1878) was the King of Piedmont, Savoy and Sardinia from 1849–1861. ... Portrait of Prince Napoleon by Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin in 1860 Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul, Prince Napoleon (Trieste, Italy, September 9, 1822 – March 17, 1891, Rome, Italy) was the son of Jerome Bonaparte and Catharina of Württemberg. ... 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Prince Aimone Roberto Margherita Maria Giuseppe di Torino (9 March 1900 - 29 January 1948) , later King Tomislav II of Croatia and the 4th Duke of Aosta was a member of House of Savoy. ... Her Royal Highness Princess Margherita Isabella Maria Vittoria Emanuella Elena Gennara of Savoy-Aosta was born on April 7, 1930 in Naples, Italy as the first child of HRH Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta and HRH Princess Anne dOrléans. ... Prince Amedeo Umberto Constantino Giorgio Paolo Elena Maria Fiorenzo of Savoy, (born 27 September 1943) is one of several claimants to the headship of the House of Savoy, the family which ruled Italy from 1861 to 1946. ... Prince Aimone Umberto Emanuele Filiberto Luigi Amadeo Gustavo Elena Maria Fiorenzo of Savoy, (born 13 October 1967) is the second child and only son of Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta and his former wife, Princess Claude of Orléans. ... Umberto I or Humbert I of Italy (Umberto Ranieri Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio of Savoy), (14 March 1844 – 29 July 1900) was the King of Italy from 9 January 1878 until his death. ... Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy , [in Italian, Vittorio Emanuele III] (11 November 1869 – 28 December 1947), was King of Italy (29 July 1900 – 9 May 1946), as well as putative Emperor of Ethiopia (1936 - 1943) and King of Albania (1939 - 1943). ... Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy , [in Italian, Vittorio Emanuele III] (11 November 1869 – 28 December 1947), was King of Italy (29 July 1900 – 9 May 1946), as well as putative Emperor of Ethiopia (1936 - 1943) and King of Albania (1939 - 1943). ... Princess Yolanda Margherita of Savoy - (Principessa Yolande Margerita Di Savoia) was born in 1901 to Vittorio Emmanuelle III of Italy and died in 1986. ... Umberto II of Savoia. ... Tsaritsa Ioanna of Bulgaria, (13 November 1907 - 26 February 2000) was born Princess Giovanna of Savoy and was the last Tsaritsa of Bulgaria. ... Maria Francesca di Savoia (Rome, 26 Decembers 1914 - Mandelieu, France, 7 Decembers 2000) complete name Francesca Maria Roman Anna, is daughter of the King of Italy Vittorio Emanuele III and of Queen Elena. ... Umberto II of Savoia. ... Born in 1934, daughter of Umberto II of Italy and Marie-José of Belgium. ... Victor Emmanuel, prince of Naples, or Vittorio Emanuele Alberto Carlo Teodoro Umberto Bonifacio Amedeo Damiano Bernardino Gennaro Maria de Savoie, born February 12, 1937, is the head of the house of Savoy. ... Maria Gabriella di Savoia (Naples, 24 February 1940) complete name Maria Gabriella Giuseppa Aldegonda Adelaide Daisy Ludovica Felicita Gennara, is daughter of the last King of Italy Umberto II and José. Maria married to 12 Saint-Mesme February 1955 Robert Zellinger de Balkany (NATO to Iklod, 4 Hungary August 1931). ... Maria Beatrice Victoria Josephine of Savoy (December 6, 1792 - September 15, 1840) was the eldest daughter of Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia and Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria-Este. ... Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy (June 22, 1972 - ), a member of the House of Savoy and titular Prince of Venice and Piedmont, is the second-in-line to the abolished throne of Italy. ... Princess Vittoria is the daughter of Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia. ... Princess Luisa of Savoy (Luisa Giovanna Agata Gavina Bianca Maria di Savoia, born August 16, 2006, Geneva, Switzerland) is the second child and daughter of Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont and Clotide Courau. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 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On September 23, 1925, at Racconigi Castle in Piedmont, near Turin, she married Philip of Hesse, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1896-1980). They had the following children: September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Piedmont is a region of northwestern Italy. ... Country Italy Region Piedmont Province Turin (TO) Mayor Sergio Chiamparino (The Union) Elevation 240 m Area 130 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 902,255  - Density 6928/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Torinesi Dialing code 011 Postal code 10100 Patron St. ... Philipp Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel (6 November 1896-25 October 1980) was the son of Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, the last King of Finland. ... Hesse-Kassel (Hessen-Kassel in German) was a German principality that came into existence when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided in 1568 upon the death of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse. ...

1. Moritz (born 1926)
2. Heinrich (1927-1999)
3. Otto (1937-1998)
4. Elizabeth (born 1940); married Count Friedrich Carl von Oppersdorff

Mafalda's husband was a Nazi party loyalist. His brother Christoph was part of the Nazi hierarchy and who was married to Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Princess Mafalda 's marriage resulted in her husband being in a position to act as intermediary between the Nazis in Germany and the Fascist regime in Italy. However, during World War II Hitler believed Princess Mafalda was working against the Nazis, referring to her as the "blackest carrion in the Italian royal house." Prince Moritz of Hesse married Tatjana Wittgenstein. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark was the fourth child and youngest daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. ... The Duke of Edinburgh The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten, formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark) (born 10 June 1921, Greece) is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. ... Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Axis Powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead...

In early September of 1943, Princess Mafalda traveled to Bulgaria to attend the funeral of her brother-in-law, King Boris III. While there, she was informed of Italy's surrender and that her husband was being held in Bavaria while her children had been given sanctuary in the Vatican. The Gestapo ordered her arrest, and on September 23 she received a telephone call from Karl Hass at the German High Command who informed her there was an important message from her husband. On her arrival at the German embassy she was arrested, ostensibly for subversive activities, but more as a threat to keep her father, the king of Italy, in line. Princess Mafalda was transported to Munich for questioning, then to Berlin and was finally deported to Buchenwald concentration camp. Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria, (photographed in 1933) Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria (January 30, 1894 – August 28, 1943), originally Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver, son of Ferdinand I, came to the throne in 1918 upon the abdication of his father, following Bulgarias defeat in World... The Deaths Head emblem similar to Skull and crossbones, often used as the insignia of the Gestapo The (contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei; secret state police) was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... Karl Hass, born October 5, 1912, in Kiel, Germany – died April 21, 2004, in Geneva, Switzerland, was a Nazi war criminal and mass murderer. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria (German: Freistaat Bayern). ... Berlin is the capital city and a state of Germany. ... Slave laborers in the Buchenwald concentration camp (Elie Wiesel is second row, seventh from left). ...

On August 24, 1944 Buchenwald was bombed by the Americans. Some four hundred prisoners were killed. Mafalda was wounded. She was buried up to her neck in debris and her arm was burned almost to the bone. When her arm became infected, it was amputated. She bled profusely during the operation and never regained consciousness She died during the night of August 26-27. August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...

Mafalda's family were not notified of her death. Rumors began to circulate towards the end of 1944. Her death was not confirmed until after the Allies liberated Germany in 1945.

In 1997, the Italian government honored Princess Mafalda with her image on a postal stamp. Since 1840, when the Penny Black featured a profile of Queen Victoria, it has been a tradition worldwide for nations to honor individuals on their postage stamps. ...