Lidia Togni

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☨ Lidia Togni
Profession	circus director
Personal details
Born	1931 in Italy

Dead	2018-07-08 Syracuse in Italy


Spouse(s)	Riccardo Canestrelli

Residence
Country	Italy

Locations
Title	owner 1967-1971
Location	at Circo Royal in Italy

Relevant literature

Biography details

Lidia Togni , circus director in Italy

Togni was born * 1931 in Italy dead 2018-07-08 Syracuse, in Italy , daughter of circus director Ugo Togni

⚭ Married to Riccardo Canestrelli born in Italy .

Lidia Togni (b.1931), married Riccardo Canestrelli. They formed in the 1970s the three-ring Circo Royal, which closed after just a few years. Her sons, Vinicio and Davide, worked as animal trainers with Firmin Bougliones Cirque Amar, in France, and eventually created, in the 1980s, their own Circo Lidia Togni, which stands today as one of Europes largest circuses.
Raffaele De Ritis, Italy

Children

Total: 2 children

Davide Togni-Canestrelli.
Vinicio Togni-Canestrelli. Born: ?.

Siblings

Siblings through the father Ugo Togni (1897 -- 1981):

Cesare Togni Born 1924 Dead: † 2008
Oscar Togni Born 1929
Wally Togni Born ? Dead: † 2014-02-00

Lidia Tognis ancestral Ahnentafel:
P	I	II	III
Lidia Togni Born: 1931	Father: Ugo Togni Born: 1897	Paternal Grandfather: Aristide Togni Born: 1853	Paternal Great-grandfather:
		Paternal Grandfather: Aristide Togni Born: 1853	Paternal Great-grandmother:
		Paternal Grandmother: Teresa De Bianchi Born: ?	Paternal Great-grandfather:: Giovanni De Bianchi
		Paternal Grandmother: Teresa De Bianchi Born: ?	Paternal Great-grandmother: Maria de la Garenn
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Lidia Togni is mentioned on 4 other person pagesDavide Canestrelli, Riccardo Canestrelli, Ugo Togni, Vinicio Canestrelli,

Lidia Togni is mentioned on 3 location pagesCirco Royal, Circus Lidia Togni, Circus Togni,

Selected publications

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). director Lidia Togni in Italy. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 12 May 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=325. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Raffaele De Ritis, Italy, http://www.circopedia.org/Circo_Darix_Togni
https://www.circo.it/e-scomparsa-lidia-togni-il-circo-italiano-in-lutto/

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