| Costanzo Ciano | |
|---|---|
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| President of Chamber of Fasces and Corporations | |
| In office 23 March 1939 – 26 June 1939 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Dino Grandi |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 28 April 1934 – 2 March 1939 | |
| Preceded by | Giovanni Giuriati |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1876-08-30)30 August 1876 Livorno, Italy |
| Died | 26 June 1939(1939-06-26) (aged 62) Lucca, Italy |
| Political party | National Fascist Party |
| Children | Galeazzo Ciano |
| Profession | Naval commander |
Costanzo Ciano, 1st Count of Cortellazzo (Italian: [koˈstantso ˈtʃaːno]; 30 August 1876 – 26 June 1939) was an Italian naval officer and politician. He was the father of Galeazzo Ciano.
Biography
Early life
Born at Livorno, he was the son of Raimondo Ciano and his wife, Argia Puppo. He entered the Livorno Naval Academy in 1891 and was commissioned an officer five years later. In 1901, he became Ship-of-the-Line Lieutenant (tenente di vascello) and took part in the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–1912.
First World War
In 1915, before the entrance of Italy to the First World War, he was a capitano di corvetta (lieutenant commander) and was assigned to serve in Cirenaica.
After his return to Italy, he operated at the command of fast MAS units and received a gold medal for military value for a famous action in Bakar Harbour in Croatian Littoral, which was later celebrated by the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, who had also participated.
Ciano was promoted to the rank of capitano di vascello (captain) at the end of the war.
Postwar fascist
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.
On 31 October 1919, he assumed the post of Undersecretary of State for the Regia Marina and was Commissioner for the Merchant Navy. On 9 November 1923, he was appointed rear admiral in the Naval Reserve. In 1928, he was ennobled by King Victor Emmanuel III as Conte di Cortellazzo. He was the president of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 1934 until his death, which occurred at Ponte a Moriano in 1939.
Awards and decorations
References
- Paul H. Lewis (2002). Latin fascist elites: the Mussolini, Franco, and Salazar regimes. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 30–31, 184. ISBN 0-275-97880-X. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
External links
- Newspaper clippings about Costanzo Ciano in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
- Santomassimo, Gianpasquale (1981). "CIANO, Costanzo". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 25: Chinzer–Cirni (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGiovanni Giuriati | President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies 1934–1939 |
Succeeded byDino Grandi |
| Italian nobility | ||
| Preceded byNew creation | Count of Cortellazzo and Buccari 1925–1939 |
Succeeded byGaleazzo Ciano |
| Members of the Mussolini Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Head of government and duce of Fascism |  | |
| Minister of Aeronautics (since 1925) | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||
| Minister of Agriculture (abolished in 1923) | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (since 1929) | ||
| Minister of the Colonies (abolished in 1937) | ||
| Minister of Italian Africa (since 1937) | ||
| Minister of Communications (since 1924) | ||
| Minister of Corporations (since 1926) | ||
| Ministry of Popular Culture (since 1937) | ||
| Minister of the Interior | ||
| Minister of Domestic Economy | ||
| Minister of Domestic Education | ||
| Minister of Finance | ||
| Minister of Justice and Affairs of Religion | ||
| Minister of Industry and Commerce | ||
| Minister of Public Works | ||
| Minister of War | ||
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | ||
| Minister of Posts and Telegraphs | ||
| Minister of War Production (since 6 February 1943) | ||
| Minister of Public Education | ||
| Minister of Trades and Currencies | ||
| Minister of Press and Propaganda | ||
| Minister of Freed Territories from Enemies (abolished on 5 February 1923) | ||
| Minister of Treasure (merged into Ministry of Finance on 31 December 1922) | ||
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