Rosa Maltoni was the mother of Benito, Arnaldo and Edvige Mussolini, the mother-in-law of Rachele Mussolini and the paternal grandmother of Bruno Mussolini, Edda Mussolini, Romano Mussolini, and Vittorio Mussolini. Maltoni was a nominal Catholic schoolteacher who married the socialist Alessandro Mussolini against the wishes of her father.
Rosa Maltoni had children with Benito, Arnaldo, and Edvige Mussolini; she was the mother-in-law of Rachele Mussolini and the grandmother of Bruno, Edda, Romano, and Vittorio Mussolini. Rosa was a nominal Catholic schoolteacher who married socialist Alessandro Mussolini against her father's will.