Mafalda Margarethe Prinzessin und Landgräfin von Hessen (born 6 July 1965), known also as Princess Mafalda of Hesse, is a German

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and

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. She is the eldest child of

Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse (legally ''Moritz Friedrich Karl Emanuel Humbert Prinz und Landgraf von Hessen''; 6 August 1926 – 23 May 2013) was the son of Prince Philip, Landgrave of Hesse, and the head of the House of Brabant and the Germa ...

and Princess Tatiana of

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Fashion career

Mafalda von Hessen studied at

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and has a master's degree in

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. After graduating, she worked for the Roman costume house Tirelli and the designer

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. She has also served as a style ambassador for

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. In autumn 2015, she released her latest collection. She was named in '' Vanity Fair''s 2007 International Best-Dressed List.

Marriages and children

Mafalda first married Count Enrico Marone Cinzano on 8 July 1989, but they divorced soon after. The marriage was childless. Second, she married Carlo Galdo on 19 December 1991. They have two daughters. The couple divorced in 1999. Third, Mafalda married Count Ferdinando Brachetti Peretti on 14 July 2000. They have two sons. They were divorced in 2014.

Ancestry

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Mafalda von Hessen
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hessen, Mafalda, von 1965 births Living people German women fashion designers

Mafalda ''Mafalda'' () is an Argentina, Argentine Argentine comics, comic strip written and drawn by cartoonist Quino. The strip features a six-year-old girl named Mafalda, who reflects the Argentine middle class and progressive youth, is concerned abou ...