The father of the namesake of the coal-powered Italian transatlantic ocean liner, the SS Principessa Mafalda, was born 11 November 1869.
Princess Mafalda of Savoy (2 November 1902  27 August 1944) was the second daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and his wife Elena of Montenegro. 
Victor Emmanuel III (Italian: "Vittorio Emanuele III" , Albanian: "Viktor Emanueli III" ; 11 November 1869  28 December 1947) was the King of Italy from 29 July 1900 until his abdication on 9 May 1946. 
 Named after Princess Mafalda of Savoy, second daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III, the ship entered NGI's South American service between Genoa and Buenos Aires in 1909. 
