Costanzo Ciano
| Costanzo Ciano | |
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| President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office April 28, 1934 – March 2, 1939 |
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| Preceded by | Giovanni Giuriati |
| Succeeded by | Giacomo Acerbo |
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| Born | August 30, 1876 Livorno, Italy |
| Died | June 26, 1939 Lucca, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | National Fascist Party |
| Children | Galeazzo Ciano |
| Profession | Naval commander |
Costanzo Ciano, 1st Count of Cortellazzo and Buccari (August 30, 1876 - June 26, 1939) was an Italian naval commander and politician. He was the father of Galeazzo Ciano.
Born at Livorno the son of Raimondo Ciano and wife Argia Puppo, he entered the Naval Academy of Livorno in 1891, being appointed official in five years later. In 1901 he became tenente di vascello and took part in the Italo-Turkish War of 1911-1912.
In 1915, at the entrance of Italy in World War I, he was capitano di corvetta (Lieutenant Commander), and was assigned to service in Cirenaica. After his return to Italy he operated at the command of fast MAS units, receiving a Gold Medal for Military Value for a famous action in the Bakar Harbour, in Istria, which was later celebrated by the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio (who was in fact present also). Ciano was named senior commander at the end of the war and ennobled by King Victor Emmanuel III as Conte di Cortellazzo e Buccari.
Ciano's ardent nationalism drew him into fascism. He became leader of the Livorno fascio and participated in the March on Rome in October 1922.[1]
On 31 October 1919 he assumed the post of Undersecretary of State for the Regia Marina and Commissioner for the Merchant Navy. On 9 November 1923 he was appointed Rear admiral in the Naval Reserve. He was president of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 1934 till shortly before his death, which occurred at Ponte a Moriano, in 1939.
[edit] References
- ^ Paul H. Lewis (2002). Latin fascist elites: the Mussolini, Franco, and Salazar regimes. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 30–31,184. ISBN 027597880X. http://books.google.com/books?id=z3fgxOPSBb4C. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
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| Preceded by Giovanni Giuriati |
President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies 1934-1939 |
Succeeded by Giacomo Acerbo |
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| Preceded by new creation |
Count of Cortellazzo –1939 |
Succeeded by Galeazzo Ciano |
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