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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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 28, 1867 Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| Died | October 21, 1946 (aged 78) Rome, Italy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Italy
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| Service/branch |  Regia Marina
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| Years of service |
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| Rank | Frigate captain |
| Battles/wars | Italo-Turkish War |
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 Roberto Biscaretti di Ruffia 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, he enrolled in the Italian Naval Academy on October 18, 1881.[1] He became a member of the Società Geografica Italiana in 1908 and developed an interest 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 Artigliere. 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
- Cross of Seniority, 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
- Inter-Allied Medal
Foreign Awards[]
Belgium: Order of Leopold, Grand Officer[1]- Kingdom of Bulgaria: Order of Saint Alexander, knight and grand cross[1]
- Qing Dynasty: Order of the Double Dragon, Knight of the 2nd Degree, 2nd Class[1]
- Denmark: Order of the Dannebrog, knight and grand cross[1]
- French Third Republic: Legion of Honour, commander[1]
- German Empire: Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class and knight[1]
- Kingdom of Greece: Order of George I, Grand Cross[1]
- Empire of Japan: Order of the Paulownia Flowers, grand cordon[1]
- Empire of Japan: Order of the Rising Sun, 1st Class and Knight[1]
- Empire of Japan: Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd Class and Knight[1]
- Monaco: Order of Saint-Charles, knight and grand cross[1]
- Kingdom of Montenegro: Order of Prince Danilo I, Grand Officer[1]
- Qajar Iran: Order of the Lion and the Sun, knight and great star[1]
- Russian Empire: Order of Saint Anna, 2nd Class and Knight[1]
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Order of St Michael and St George, knight and commander[1]
- United States of Venezuela: Order of the Liberator, officer[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 "Card senator BISCARETTI DI RUFFIA Guido" (in it). http://notes9.senato.it/Web/senregno.NSF/a0cb28c16d0da661c1257134004754fc/424b1d71b39f2e2d4125646f0058fe38?OpenDocument.
- ↑ Sito web del Quirinale: dettaglio decorato.
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