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Princess Mafalda of Savoy

Rome, 2 Nov 1902 – Buchenwald concentration camp, 28 Aug 1944

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 2 Nov 1902

    Born in Rome

  2. 28 Aug 1944

    Dies in Buchenwald concentration camp, aged 41

Family

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Parents

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During her lifetime

She lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Rome.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1900s · Princess is born in Rome

Who governed

In the news1905

Nationalization of Italian Railways, 1905

In 1905, the Italian state nationalized the railway network, forming the State Railways (FS) to modernize transport and boost heavy industry.

Music

Popular Neapolitan Song Printed 180,000 Times

The Neapolitan song Te voglio bene assaje became extremely popular, with 180,000 copies of its lyrics printed for the public.

Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.Around the world · 1903–1906

Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.

Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (credited as photographers) [1], [2] · public domain

Daily life

First Italian village with modern electric light

Crespi d'Adda workers' village was the first in Italy to feature modern Edison public street lighting.

In the news1906

Simplon Tunnel opens, 1906

In 1906, the Simplon Tunnel, at 19.7 km the world's longest at the time, opened, connecting Italy and Switzerland by rail.

What people wore

Poor children often went barefoot

Because shoes were expensive, poor children in both rural and urban areas commonly went barefoot, even though middle-class children in cities wore fashionable European-style clothing.

Getting around

Reaching the train station by mule cart

For many people in the early 1900s, reaching a train station required walking down mountain paths to a village where they could catch a mule cart. This was often the first time individuals had traveled beyond a few miles from their birthplace.