Luigi Giuseppe Faravelli (29 October 1852 – 22 March 1914) was an Italian admiral who fought in the

Italo-Turkish War The Italo-Turkish (, "Tripolitanian War", , "War of Libya"), also known as the Turco-Italian War, was fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire from 29 September 1911 to 18 October 1912. As a result of this conflict, Italy captur ...

Military service

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Not much is known about his history prior to his naval career but he first entered service as Rear Admiral in 1905, then promoted to Vice Admiral in 1911. His most notable accomplishment was participating in the

where he commanded the 2nd Naval Squadron, which on 2 October 1911 deployed in front of the port of

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, where he had the task of keeping the waters safe in view of the planned landing of the Italian expeditionary force and prevent the influx of reinforcements and supplies from the

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, p. 261 On 5 October 1911 Faravelli accepted the surrender of the city of Tripoli from the local notables and the

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and to issue on the 6th the famous proclamation to the Libyans with which among other things he declared: After the war, he was President of the Superior Council of the Navy in 1912, as well as Senator of the Kingdom from 17 March 1912. He died in

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in 1914 and to this day he is buried in the family tomb in the cemetery of Stradella. The institute for surveyors and accountants of Stradella (Pv) and the Liceo Scientifico of Broni (Pv) are named in his honor.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Faravelli, Luigi Italian admirals 1852 births 1914 deaths Italian military personnel of the Italo-Turkish War People from Stradella