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- ↑ L'Europe méditerranéenne, (Peter Lang, 2008) By Marta Petricioli, page 99
- ↑ "Death of Baron Franchetti". Archived from the original on 2006-05-15. Retrieved 2005-07-28.
- ↑ Fonda family genealogy site