was willing to ignore his various mistresses. Rachele and Benito Mussolini had two daughters,  Edda  (1910–1995) and Anna Maria (1929–1968), and three sons  Vittorio  (1916–1997),  Bruno  (1918–1941), and  Romano (1927–2006). During the reign of Mussolini's  Fascist regime , Rachele Mussolini was portrayed as the model  Fascist  housewife and mother. She remained