Franca Pilla
Franca Pilla | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Pilla in 2001 | |
| Companion of the President of Italy | |
| In role 18 May 1999 – 15 May 2006 | |
| President | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi |
| Preceded by | Marianna Scalfaro |
| Succeeded by | Clio Maria Bittoni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1920 Reggio Emilia, Kingdom of Italy |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Rome, Lazio, Italy |
Franca Pilla (or Franca Ciampi; born 18 December 1920) is a former first lady of Italy, serving during Carlo Azeglio Ciampi's presidency.
Biography
Pilla was born in Reggio Emilia on 18 December 1920.[1] At the age of 18, she met her future husband, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa. They met at a "dancing tea" which at the time was a respectable way for youth to meet. The tea was organised by mothers, and boys and girls would be allowed to practise dancing with each other.[2]
After World War II, in which Ciampi had been a soldier and then a resistance fighter, they had a year's engagement and then married in Bologna when she was 25. They spent over seventy years together,[1] during which time her husband was prime minister, leader of Italy's central bank, minister of finance, and later president.[3]
During a tour of Naples, in the south of Italy, she was quoted as saying that the Italians in the south were better and more intelligent.[1] She was known for her openness, giving the pope advice when they met. She encouraged people to read and to ignore the TV.[1]
Pilla and Ciampi were married until his death on 16 September 2016.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Redazione Politica (19 December 2020). "I 100 anni di Franca Ciampi, la first lady che conquistò l'Italia". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "la Repubblica/politica: Franca Ciampi racconta 'Ottant'anni di felicita". www.repubblica.it. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ a b Emsden, Christopher (16 September 2016). "Italy's Former President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Dies Aged 95". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
External links
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