Duke of Addis Abeba ( Italian: ''Duca di Addis Abeba'') is a hereditary title in the Italian nobility which was bestowed at the Italian conquest of Ethiopia as a victory title by King Victor Emmanuel III for

Marshal Marshal is a term used in several official titles in various branches of society. As marshals became trusted members of the courts of Medieval Europe, the title grew in reputation. During the last few centuries, it has been used for elevated o ...

Pietro Badoglio after he led Italian troops into Addis Ababa on May 5, 1936. On the May 5, 1936,

Benito Mussolini Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (; 29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his deposition in 194 ...

declared King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy the new

Emperor of Ethiopia The emperor of Ethiopia ( gez, ንጉሠ ነገሥት, nəgusä nägäst, "King of Kings"), also known as the Atse ( am, ዐፄ, "emperor"), was the hereditary monarchy, hereditary ruler of the Ethiopian Empire, from at least the 13th century ...

and Ethiopia an Italian province. On the same occasion, Marshal Pietro Badoglio was appointed the first

Viceroy of Ethiopia A viceroy () is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix ''vice-'', meaning "in the place of" and the French word ''roy'', meaning "k ...

and made "Duke of Addis Abeba" by the King.

List of dukes of Addis Abeba

* Pietro Badoglio, 1st Duke of Addis Abeba (1871–1956). *Pietro Badoglio, 2nd Duke of Addis Abeba (1939–1992). *Flavio Badoglio, 3rd Duke of Addis Abeba (born 1973) grandson of 2nd Duke {{DEFAULTSORT:Addis Abeba Dukes of Italy Italian East Africa 1936 establishments in Italy Dukes Addis Ababa Noble titles created in 1936