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Carlo Mirabello
Carlo Mirabello (Tortona, 17 November 1847 – Milan, 24 March 1910) was an Italian admiral and politician. He served as Minister of the Navy in five successive governments of the Kingdom of Italy. Early naval career Mirabello entered the Royal Navy School of Genoa in 1861 and on 1 February 1865 he was promoted to midshipman. He took part in the Third Italian War of Independence on the steam frigate '' Maria Adelaide'', flagship of Vice Admiral Albini, and was present at the battle of Lissa. Soon afterwards he was transferred to the steam frigate '' Vittorio Emanuele'' and was appointed second lieutenant. In November 1866 he held his first naval command on lagoon gunboat "N.5 ". In 1867 he took command of the steamer ''Monzambano'' and in 1868 he assumed the command of lagoon gunboat "N.1". Cartography and hydrography He was then transferred back to the ''Monzambano'', now serving as a hydrographic vessel, with which he carried out an expedition along the Adriatic coast, ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senate Of The Kingdom Of Italy
The Senate of the Kingdom of Italy () was the upper house of the bicameral parliament of the Kingdom of Italy, officially created on 4 March 1848, acting as an evolution of the original Subalpine Senate. It was replaced on 1 January 1948 by the present-day Senate of the Republic. All of its members were appointed by the King. History The Senate of the Kingdom of Italy rose to national prominence in 1860, following the Unification of Italy, as the direct successor of the Subalpine Senate of the Kingdom of Sardinia, with the addition of members drawn from the territories obtained during the Second Italian War of Independence and the Expedition of the Thousand. The Senate was initially based at the Palazzo Madama in Turin until 1864, when it was moved to the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. Finally, in 1871, it was moved to the Palazzo Madama in Rome. During the fascist regime, there was no "fascistisation" (''fascistizzazione'') of the Senate equivalent to that carried ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Squadron (Cretan Intervention, 1897–1898)
The International Squadron was a naval squadron formed by a number of Great Powers in early 1897, just before the outbreak of the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, to intervene in a native Greek rebellion on Crete against rule by the Ottoman Empire. Warships from Austria-Hungary, France, the German Empire, Italy, the Russian Empire, and the United Kingdom made up the squadron, which operated in Cretan waters from February 1897 to December 1898. The senior admiral from each country present off Crete became a member of an "Admirals Council" – also called the "Council of Admirals" and "International Council" – charged with managing the affairs of Crete, a role the admirals played until December 1898. The most senior admiral among those in Cretan waters served both as overall commander of the International Squadron and as the council's president. Initially, Italian Vice Admiral Felice Napoleone Canevaro (1838–1926) served in these roles. When Canevaro left the International Squadron i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felice Napoleone Canevaro
Felice Napoleone Canevaro (7 July 1838 – 30 December 1926) was an Italian admiral and politician and a senator of the Kingdom of Italy. He served as both Minister of the Navy and Minister of Foreign Affairs and was a recipient of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus. In his naval career, he was best known for his actions during the Italian Wars of Independence and later as commander of the International Squadron off Crete in 1897–1898. Biography The descendant of a Ligurian family originally from Zoagli, Canevaro was born in Lima, Peru, to Giuseppe and Francesca Velaga. Naval career In 1852, Canevaro was admitted to the Kingdom of Sardinia's Royal Navy School at Genoa, completing the course of instruction in 1855 and receiving a commission as an ensign second class. Italian Wars of Independence In 1859, with the rank of second lieutenant, Canevaro took part in Royal Sardinian Navy operations in the Adriatic Sea aboard the transport ''Beroldo'' and the sailing frigate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Order Of Savoy
The Military Order of Savoy was a military honorary order of the Kingdom of Sardinia first, and of the Kingdom of Italy later. Following the abolition of the Italian monarchy, the order became the Military Order of Italy. History The origin of the Military Order of Savoy can be traced back to the first honorary degrees granted by Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia to its soldiers (see Gold Medal of Military Valor). Later this degrees went into disuse because of the Napoleonic regime in Italy and especially in Piedmont. On 1 April 1815 these honorary degrees were used again by Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia and later abolished on the 14th of August of the same year. Later again, all of these honorary degrees become part of one, and became, the Military Order of Savoy. This military order was to be granted to the soldiers who fought in the Italian army of Napoleon and became part of the Legion of Honor (or either obtained the honorary degree of Order of the Iron Crown) due to mili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Ironclad Sicilia
''Sicilia'' was the second of three ironclad battleships built for the Italian '' Regia Marina'' (Royal Navy). The ship, named for the island of Sicily, was laid down in Venice in November 1884, launched in July 1891, and completed in May 1895. She was armed with a main battery of four guns and had a top speed of , though this high speed came at the cost of armor protection. ''Sicilia'' spent the first decade of her career in the Active Squadron of the Italian fleet. Thereafter, she was transferred to the Reserve Squadron, and by 1911, she was part of the Training Division. She took part in the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–1912, where she escorted convoys to North Africa and supported Italian forces ashore by bombarding Ottoman troops. She was thereafter used as a depot ship for the new dreadnought battleship . During World War I, she continued in service as a depot ship, and later in the war she was converted into a repair ship. ''Sicilia'' was stricken in 1923 and subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Ironclad Lepanto
''Lepanto'' was an Italian ironclad battleship built for the Italian '' Regia Marina'' (Royal Navy), the second and last ship of the . ''Lepanto'' was laid down in November 1876, launched in March 1883, and completed in August 1887. She was armed with a main battery of four guns mounted in a central barbette and was capable of a top speed of . Unlike other capital ships of the era, ''Lepanto'' had an armored deck rather than the more typical belt armor. ''Lepanto'' spent the first two decades of her career in the Active and Reserve Squadrons, where she took part in annual training maneuvers with the rest of the fleet. In 1902, she was withdrawn from service for use as a training ship. During the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–1912, the ship provided fire support to Italian troops defending Tripoli in Libya. ''Lepanto'' was ultimately stricken from the naval register in January 1914 and sold for scrapping in March 1915. Design The ''Italia'' class, designed by Benedett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sicilia NH 88678
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Italian Cruiser Carlo Alberto
The Italian cruiser ''Carlo Alberto'' was the second of two armored cruisers built for the Royal Italian Navy ('' Regia Marina'') in the 1890s. She was deployed overseas several times during her career, notably to the Far East and South America. The ship was used as a royal yacht by King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy in 1902, during which time she was used for radio experiments by Guglielmo Marconi. ''Carlo Alberto'' served as a training ship before the start of the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–12. During the war she supported Italian operations in Libya. The ship was virtually inactive during World War I and was converted into a troop transport in 1917–18. ''Carlo Alberto'' was stricken from the Navy List in 1920 and subsequently broken up for scrap. Design and description ''Carlo Alberto'' had a length between perpendiculars of and an overall length of . She had a beam of and a draft of . The ship displaced at normal load, and at deep load. The ''Vettor Pisan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concessions Of Italy In China
Concessions of Italy in China were territories that the Kingdom of Italy controlled in China during the first half of the 20th century. After participating with other colonial powers in the war against China in the second half of the 19th century, Italy obtained a concession in Tianjin (Tientsin) with full colonial rights and some minor areas (fortifications, commercial areas, partial concessions in international settlement, etc.) in the defeated China. Seven locations and one treaty port Italy, in the first half of the 20th century, had concessions & possessions in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Amoy, and Hankou, as well as at two forts (Taku and the Shan Hai Guan). It is noteworthy to pinpoint that only in Tianjin, Beijing, and Shanhai Pass, was the Italian government in control (with colonial property rights). In the other locations, Italy was united (or affiliated) with other colonial powers - like with Great Britain in the Taku forts. There was even the Treaty Port in Beihai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi (; 25 April 187420 July 1937) was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer, known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based wireless telegraph system. This led to Marconi being credited as the inventor of radio, and he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy".Guglielmo Marconi: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1909 . nobelprize.org Marconi was also an entrepreneur, businessman, and founder of The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company in the |
