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Filippo Andrea VI Doria Pamphili

1886 – 1958

Italian noble and politician

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Lived 1886 – 1958 (aged 71). Filippo Andrea VI Doria Pamphili was an Italian politician.

Prince Filippo Andrea Doria Pamphili Landi (1 March 1886 – 3 February 1958) was an Italian politician and nobleman, who succeeded his father as the 13th Prince of Melfi in 1914.

Life The only surviving son of Prince Alfonso Doria Pamphili, a Senator of Italy, and Lady Emily Pelham-Clinton, his grandfather also married an English aristocrat, Lady Mary Talbot, whom he met at Queen Victoria's coronation.

Prince Filippo was the first Mayor of Rome elected after World War II, and its last mayor under the Kingdom of Italy.

In 1921, he married Gesine Mary Dykes, OStJ, a Scottish nurse who had brought him back to health after he had been injured in a sculling accident while at Cambridge.

Known as an opposer of the Fascist regime, he became mayor of Rome in June 1944. During the German occupation of Rome in 1943-1944, Prince Filippo and his family had to go into hiding, because his opposition to the Nazis was well known and the Gestapo raided his homes in Rome and surveilled his associates. While in hiding, the half-English prince continued to donate large sums to the escape organization run by Hugh O'Flaherty, an Irish Catholic priest in the Vatican who found hiding places in Rome and the Italian countryside for over 6,000 escaped Allied POWs and Jews, saving their lives. He was imprisoned in the Pisticci concentration camp, being liberated in an SAS action on September 14, 1943.

His wife predeceased him in 1955 and Filippo died in Rome on 3 February 1958. Their child, Princess Orietta, succeeded him as the 14th and last holder of the family's princely title.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
Trinity College
Positions held
Mayor, Mayor of Rome
Also known as
Prince Filippo Doria-Pamphilj-Landi di Melfi, Filippo Andrea Doria Pamphili Landi, Filippo Doria Pamphili Landi

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Filippo Andrea VI Doria Pamphili?

Italian noble and politician (1886-1958)

When was Filippo Andrea VI Doria Pamphili born?

Filippo Andrea VI Doria Pamphili was born on 1 March 1886 in Rome.

When did Filippo Andrea VI Doria Pamphili die?

Filippo Andrea VI Doria Pamphili died on 3 February 1958 in Rome.

What was Filippo Andrea VI Doria Pamphili's occupation?

Filippo Andrea VI Doria Pamphili was a politician.

What nationality was Filippo Andrea VI Doria Pamphili?

Filippo Andrea VI Doria Pamphili was Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Filippo Andrea VI Doria Pamphili

· Wikidata: Q3745089

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