Guido Biscaretti di Ruffia
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Guido Biscaretti di Ruffia | |
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| Senator of the Kingdom of Italy | |
| In office November 12. 1931 – August 5, 1943 | |
| Monarch | Victor Emmanuel III |
| Prime Minister | Benito Mussolini |
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| Born | October 28, 1867 Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| Died | October 21, 1946 (aged 78) Rome, Italy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Italy |
| Branch |  Regia Marina |
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| Rank | Frigate captain |
| Battles/wars | Italo-Turkish War World War I |
Guido Biscaretti di Ruffia (Turin, october 28,1867 – Rome, october 21, 1946) was an Italian soldier and politician.
Biography[]
Guido was the son of Senator Count and of noblewoman Beatrice Ferrero, as well as nephew of Senator Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia and brother of the technical designer Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia.[1]
Having committed to a military career, on October 18, 1881, he enrolled in the Italian Naval Academy,[1] becoming a member of the Società Geografica Italiana in 1908 and thus becoming interested in military cartography for the navy. In 1911-1912 he took part in the Italo-Turkish War with the rank of frigate captain in command of the destroyer . On May 21, 1916, during the First World War, he was appointed aide-de-camp to King Vittorio Emanuele III , and maintained the honorary title until 1917. While in Rome, he married Maria Volo and became father of two children, Roberto and Paolo. He became President of the Superior Navy Council (10 August 1923 - 1 August 1925), Squadron Admiral in 1926 and then Senator on December 22, 1928.[1]
He fell from the office of Senator in 1945 and died in Rome the following year.
Awards[]
- Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, knight[1]
- Order of the Crown of Italy, knight[1]
- Military Order of Savoy, knight (March 16, 1913)[2][1]
- Maurician medal
- , gold cross
- Gold Medal of Honor for Long Maritime Navigation
- War Merit Cross (3 Awarded)
- Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Turkish War 1911-1912
- Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Austrian War 1915–1918
- Commemorative Medal of the Unity of Italy
Foreign Awards[]
Belgium: Order of Leopold, Grand Officer[1]
Bulgaria: Order of Saint Alexander, knight and grand cross[1]
China: Order of the Double Dragon, Knight of the 2nd Degree, 2nd Class[1]
Denmark: Order of the Dannebrog, knight and grand cross[1]
France: Legion of Honour, commander[1]
Germany: Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class and knight[1]
Greece: Order of George I, Grand Cross[1]
Japan: Order of the Paulownia Flowers, grand cordon[1]- Japan: Order of the Rising Sun, 1st Class and Knight[1]
- Japan: Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd Class and Knight[1]
Monaco: Order of Saint-Charles, knight and grand cross[1]
Montenegro: Order of Prince Danilo I, Grand Officer[1]
Qajar Iran: Order of the Lion and the Sun, knight and great star[1]
Russia: Order of Saint Anna, 2nd Class and Knight[1]
United Kingdom: Order of St Michael and St George, knight and commander[1]
Venezuela: Order of the Liberator, officer[1]
References[]
- Regia Marina personnel
- 1867 births
- 1946 deaths
- Italian military personnel of the Italo-Turkish War
- Italian military personnel of World War I
- Politicians of Piedmont
- Politicians from Turin
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
- Grand Crosses of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur
- Grand Crosses of the Order of George I
- Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun
- Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint-Charles
- Knights of the Order of Saint-Charles
- Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 2nd class
- Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George