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Nationality
  
Italian


Name
  
Clara Petacci

Clara Petacci reading a book while wearing a blouse and some pieces of jewelry

Born
  
February 28, 1912 (
1912-02-28
)
Rome, Italy

Known for
  
Relatives
  
Spouse
  
Riccardo Federici (m. 1934–1942)

Siblings
  
Miriam di San Servolo, Marcello Petacci

Parents
  
Giuseppina Persichetti, Francesco Saverio Petacci

Similar People
  
Benito Mussolini, Rachele Mussolini, Miriam di San Servolo, Eva Braun, Maria Hardouin

Died
  
28 April 1945 (aged 33) Giulino di Mezzegra, Italy

Claretta, Mussolini's Last Lover


Clara Petacci, known as Claretta Petacci ([klaˈretta peˈtattʃi]; 28 February 1912 – 28 April 1945) was a mistress of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, and was executed with him by partisans.

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Clara Petacci looking afar while wearing a blouse, necklace, and earrings

Relationship with Mussolini

Petacci had a long-standing relationship with Mussolini while he was married to Rachele Mussolini. Benito was 28 years older than Petacci.

Clara Petacci with short curly hair and wearing a blouse

Part of their correspondence is still the subject of a dispute with the National Archives, based on privacy.

Clara Petacci smiling while looking at something while wearing a blouse, pearl necklace, and earrings

Death

Clara Petacci's dead body

On 27 April 1945, Mussolini and Petacci were captured by partisans while traveling with a convoy of Italian Social Republic members.

On 28 April, she and Mussolini were taken to Mezzegra and shot. On the following day, the bodies of Mussolini and Petacci were taken to the Piazzale Loreto in Milan and hung upside down in front of a petrol station. The bodies were photographed as a crowd vented their rage upon them.

Family

Clara Petacci's father was Dr. Francesco Petacci, primary physician of Pope Pius XI. Her sister was actress Miriam di San Servolo (31 May 1923 – 24 May 1991), also known as Miriam Petacci or Miriam Day. Petacci's brother, Marcello Petacci, was captured with Mussolini and Petacci. However, rather than being executed in Dongo, he was shot while trying to escape.

  • Claretta, 1984 film starring Claudia Cardinale
  • Other films
  • The American musician Scott Walker recorded a song about Petacci called "Clara" on his 2006 album The Drift
  • The Spanish nazi music band 'División 250' also recorded a song about Petacci called 'Clara'
  • Mussolini: The Untold Story, 1985 TV-miniseries featured Virginia Madsen as Petacci
  • Mussolini and I, in which she is played by Barbara De Rossi
  • References

    Clara Petacci Wikipedia


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