Alessandro Filippo Della Rovere (Casale Monferrato, 26 October 1815 – Turin, 17 November 1864) was a politician, general and senator of the Kingdom of Italy.[1]
Alessandro Della Rovere | |
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| Minister of War | |
| In office 5 September 1861 – 3 March 1862 | |
| Monarch | Victor Emmanuel II |
| Prime Minister | Bettino Ricasoli |
| Preceded by | Bettino Ricasoli |
| Succeeded by | Agostino Petitti Bagliani di Roreto |
| In office 8 December 1862 – 24 March 1863 | |
| Prime Minister | Luigi Carlo Farini |
| Succeeded by | Agostino Petitti Bagliani di Roreto |
| In office 24 March 1863 – 28 September 1864 | |
| Prime Minister | Marco Minghetti |
| Succeeded by | Agostino Petitti Bagliani di Roreto |
| Senator of the Kingdom of Italy | |
| In office 29 November 1861 – 17 November 1964 | |
Biography
editA career officer, he took part in the First Italian War of Independence, the Crimean War and the Second Italian War of Independence. Appointed Lieutenant General of the Royal Sardinian Army in 1859, he was General Intendant of the Sardinian Army in 1860, and with the rank of Major General in the Royal Army. In April 1861 he was appointed Lieutenant General of the King in the Sicilian provinces, until September of the same year, when he was appointed Minister of War.[2]
As such he was one of the first Ministers of the newly formed Kingdom of Italy, holding the Ministry of War in three governments: Ricasoli I, Farini and Minghetti I (1861-1864). He died two months after leaving the ministry.[3]
In November 1861 he was appointed to the Senate king Victor Emmanuel II.[1]
Honours
editItalian honours
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus |
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Grand Officer of the Military Order of Savoy[4] |
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Knight of the Military Order of Savoy[4] |
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Silver Medal of Military Valor |
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Commemorative Medal of the Unity of Italy |
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Commemorative Medal of the Unity of Italy |
Foreign honours
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Commander of the Legion of Honour |
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Companion of the Order of the Bath |
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Crimea Medal |
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Commemorative medal of the 1859 Italian Campaign |
References
edit- ^ a b "DELLA ROVERE Alessandro". senato.it. Senato Della Repubblica. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Ratti, Guido. "DELLA ROVERE, Alessandro". treccani.it. Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Alessandro Della Rovere". storia.camera.it. Camera dei Deputati. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ a b Sito web del Quirinale: dettaglio decorato.