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Princess Mafalda of Savoy

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

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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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During her lifetime

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

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The 1900s · Princess is born in Rome

Who governed

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.

Music

Christmas Music by Zampognari Musicians

At Christmastime, zampognari musicians traveled from the Abruzzi mountains to Naples, playing bagpipes and the ciaramella to perform music before images of the Holy Infant during the nine-day Novena.

The Model T. Ford’s assembly line made a car ordinary families could buy: fifteen million were built.Around the world · 1908–1927

The Model T. Ford’s assembly line made a car ordinary families could buy: fifteen million were built.

ModelTMitch · 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 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.

What people wore

Apron signals romantic interest

In mountain villages, women used their aprons as a silent language; moving the apron to the right side signaled a romantic interest in a young man.

Getting around

Rimini to San Marino travel times

A carriage journey between Rimini and San Marino took up to five hours, sometimes pulled by mules or oxen to better handle the steep slopes. By 1911, an early bus service replaced the horse-drawn carriage, reducing the travel time to one hour and fifteen minutes.