She is the eldest child of Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse and Princess Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.
Mafalda von Hessen studied at New York University and has a master's degree in design.
After graduating, she worked for the Roman costume house Tirelli and the designer Patrick Kinmonth.
[3] Mafalda first married Count Enrico Marone Cinzano on 8 July 1989, but they divorced soon after.
Third, Mafalda married Count Ferdinando Brachetti Peretti on 14 July 2000.