Emma Morano, thought to be the world's oldest person and the last to be born in the 1800s, is seen during her 117th birthday in her house in Verbania, northern Italy November 29, 2016. I think I was one of the first in Italy to do that.” 
 
 Morano outlived all her eight brothers and sisters, including one who died at 102. Her life not only spanned three centuries but also survived an abusive marriage, the loss of her only son, two World Wars and more than 90 Italian governments.  ROME (Reuters) - Emma Morano, who at 117 was believed to be the world’s oldest person and the last surviving child of the 19th century, died on Saturday, swearing to the end on her diet of two raw eggs a day. Today she has slowed down a bit, reducing the number to two some days because she says three can be too much,” her doctor, Carlo Bava, said last year. 'I didn't want to be dominated' 
 
 Ms Morano also credited her longevity to her decision, in 1938, to kick out her husband - a year after her baby boy died at just six months old. Image copyright Reuters Image caption There were big celebrations for her 117th birthday last year 
 
 But, she told La Stampa newspaper in an interview when she was a spritely 112 that she was left with little choice. “‘Either you agree to marry me or I will kill you’,” Morano said, recalling his proposal. I was 26 years old. We got married.” 
 
 It was not a happy marriage. Though they separated in 1938, they remained married until he died in 1978.
– Emma Morano lived across three centuries, two world wars, and more than 90 Italian governments. And on Saturday, friends and family of Morano, believed to be the oldest woman alive, reported her death at home in Italy, Reuters reports. She was 117. According to the BBC, Morano was born on Nov. 29, 1899 and was believed to be the only person born in the 19th century still alive. Morano credited her long life to genetics—a number of her sisters lived to 100—and her diet. For more than 90 years—after being diagnosed with anemia—Morano had eaten three eggs per day. Her longtime doctor says Morano subsisted on two raw eggs in the morning, an omelette for lunch, and chicken for dinner—almost never consuming fruits or vegetables.