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Andrea Del Santo
Andrea Carlo Agostino Del Santo (Genoa, 16 October 1830 – Genoa, 7 February 1905) was an Italian admiral and politician who briefly served as Minister of the Navy (Italy), Minister of the Navy of the Kingdom of Italy. Early life and Sardinian Royal Navy Andrea was the son of Angelo Del Santo, a general of the Kingdom of Sardinia and his wife Rosa Millelire. He studied at the Sardinian Royal Navy School in Genoa, graduating on 20 April 1848 with the rank of Ensign (rank), ensign. He took part in the First Italian War of Independence with the Royal Sardinian Navy on board the frigate '':it:San Michele (fregata), San Michele'', blockading Trieste, bombarding Austrian Empire, Austrian forts near Venice, and intercepting Austrian merchant ships. Promoted to second lieutenant in June 1850, he was sent on the brig '':it:Colombo (brigantino), Colombo'' to Montevideo. where he took command of the armed schooner ''Generoso'' and from August to October 1851 was involved in the protection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of The Navy (Italy)
The Italian minister of the navy was a member of the Council of Ministers (Italy), Council Ministers from 1861 until 1947. Under the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1946, the minister oversaw the ''Regia Marina'' ("Royal Navy"), and his position was known officially as ''Ministri della marina del Regno d'Italia'' ("Minister of the Navy of the Kingdom of Italy"), while under the Italian Republic from 1946 to 1947 he oversaw the ''Marina Militare'' (literally "Military Navy," but usually translated as "Italian Navy") and was known officially as ''Ministro per la Marina Militare'' (literally "Minister for the Military Navy"), the name change becoming official on 13 July 1946. The position was abolished when the Ministry of the Navy (Italy), Ministry of the Navy merged with the Ministry of the Air Force (Italy), Ministry of the Air Force and Ministry of War (Italy), Ministry of War to form the Ministry of Defence (Italy), Ministry of Defence in 1947. The last minister of the navy was Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
