Eugenia Attendolo Bolognini, Marchesa di Gambolo
a. Alfonso Litta.
". . . Since 1864, Umberto had been in liaison with the beautiful and much older Eugenia Attendolo Bolognini, Duchess of Litta. It turned out that she was the love of his life. Margherita had known about her husband's mistress even at the start of their marriage. She had to put up to that, but nevertheless, Umberto tried to be a good husband to her, and the marriage was still consider[ed] a harmonious one." [
" . . . She first met the hereditary prince in 1862 and, in spite of misunderstandings and his other affairs, they never left each other. La Bolognina was a proud woman and very aware of her power over the Prince, but the 'white nights' she imposed on her lover must surely be a legend, i.e., she forbade Umberto and Margherita from conjugal relations. . . ." (
Personal & family background
"She was born on 12th February 1837; her parents were Eugenia Vimercati and, nominally, Count Gian Giacomo Attendolo Bolognini. Actually her parents were already separated and Eugenia was living with Prince Alfonso Porcia. To avoid a scandal Count Attendolo Bolognini recognised the child. Eugenia junior lived with her mother, separated from her elder sister Clotilde who was certainly legitimate and lived with her father." (
"In 1883, when she was forty, Eugenia gave Umberto a son. Alfonso died when he was eight years old and both parents were grief-stricken. After the death of Umberto she withdrew from sight and was lovingly cared for by young relatives until she died in 1914."
References for the House of Savoy.
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