Editing Romano Mussolini (section)

== Personal life ==
In 1962, Mussolini married [[Maria Scicolone]], the younger sister of actress [[Sophia Loren]]. They had two daughters, [[Alessandra Mussolini|Alessandra]] and her younger sister Elisabetta.  Alessandra led a small Italian far-right party often described as [[Neo-Fascism|neofascist]], ''[[Alternativa Sociale]]''. Romano Mussolini composed the party's official anthem, "The Pride of Being Italian".<ref name="Romano Mussolini 2006"/>

With his second wife, the actress {{ill|Carla Maria Puccini|it}}, he had a daughter, [[Rachele Mussolini (politician)|Rachele Mussolini]], named after his mother [[Rachele Guidi]]. The younger Rachele has served as a member of the city council of Rome.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.euronews.com/2021/10/06/rachele-mussolini-fascist-dictator-s-granddaughter-wins-most-votes-in-rome-s-municipal-ele | title=Rachele Mussolini: Fascist dictator's granddaughter wins most votes in Rome's municipal elections | publisher=Euronews | date=6 October 2021 | accessdate= 6 October 2021}}</ref>

Mussolini was very reserved about his family history until the entry of the post-fascist [[National Alliance (Italy)|National Alliance]] party into government following the [[2001 Italian general election|2001 general election]].<ref name=Stille2006/> In 2004 he published a broadly sympathetic account of his personal [[recollection]]s of his father, ''Il Duce, mio padre'' (translated as ''My father, il Duce: a memoir by Mussolini's son'', alluding to [[Duce|the Fascist dictator's official title]]), including anecdotes of private confidences and discussions.<ref name=Stille2006>{{cite book |title=My father il Duce: a memoir by Mussolini's son |first=Romano  |last=Mussolini |contribution=Introductory essay by [[Alexander Stille]]|location=San Diego, CA |publisher=Kales Press |year=2006 |isbn=0-9670076-8-2 |quote=Writing the introductory essay to ''My Father Il Duce'' is a bit like writing the warning label on a powerful drug that has its uses but must be taken with care and knowledge of its potential side effects. The greatest benefit, perhaps, is understanding the evasions and self-deceptions of a certain kind of revisionist history and the conscious and unconscious manipulation of memory in learning to accept the unacceptable.}}</ref>