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Duke of Addis Abeba
Hereditary title in Italian nobility From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Duke of Addis Abeba (Italian: Duca di Addis Abeba) was 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 Pietro Badoglio after he led Italian troops into Addis Ababa on May 5, 1936 in the March of the Iron Will.
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On the May 5, 1936, Benito Mussolini declared Victor Emmanuel III the new Emperor of Ethiopia and Ethiopia an Italian province. On the same occasion, Marshal Badoglio[1] was appointed the first Viceroy of Ethiopia and made "Duke of Addis Abeba" by the King.
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List of dukes of Addis Abeba
- Pietro Badoglio, 1st Duke of Addis Abeba (1871–1956)
List of pretenders to the dukedom
- Pietro Badoglio, 2nd Duke of Addis Abeba (1939–1992); married Princess Phương Mai of Vietnam
- Flavio Badoglio 3rd Duke of Addis Abeba (born 1973), grandson of Pietro
References
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