Italian multiple births, noted as the second set of sextuplets in the world to survive past infancy, and the first surviving sextuplets to be born in Europe. They were born to Rosanna Caviglia Giannini and Franco Giannini at the Villa Medici at Careggi Hospital near Florence, Italy, from 4:17 to 4:22 AM. The Giannini sextuplets were born six years to the date after the Rosenkowitz sextuplets, the first surviving sextuplets on record. The sextuplets are made up of four boys and two girls.
The children were conceived after a series of hormone treatments brought on by Rosanna Giannini’s worry that she was starting an unnaturally early menopause at the age of 29.
Once the news broke about the birth, it brought them instant fame in their native Italy, where they were compared to the Bradford family from the popular American dramedy Eight is Enough, as well as internationally, with many news agencies competing for interviews.
Their story was also covered in the 1984 book con sei gemelli (Living with sextuplets), as told to journalist Achille Mezzadri, famous for his work for Gente magazine.
In 1986, Rosanna Giannini signed an exclusive contract with a laundry detergent company in Italy, putting her and her children on television in advertisements for the brand.
As of 2004, four of the six sextuplets were studying at university: Linda and Letizia were studying literature, Fabrizio was studying hydroelectricity, and Giorgio was studying economics. Roberto and Francesco were working at a textile company, one as a loom operator and the other as a clerk.
Now living private lives, none of the sextuplets have any interest in contributing to interviews for the media.
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