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Alessandro Della Rovere

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Alessandro Della Rovere
Minister of War
In office
5 September 1861 – 3 March 1862
MonarchVictor Emmanuel II
Prime MinisterBettino Ricasoli
Preceded byBettino Ricasoli
Succeeded byAgostino Petitti Bagliani di Roreto
In office
8 December 1862 – 24 March 1863
Prime MinisterLuigi Carlo Farini
Succeeded byAgostino Petitti Bagliani di Roreto
In office
24 March 1863 – 28 September 1864
Prime MinisterMarco Minghetti
Succeeded byAgostino Petitti Bagliani di Roreto
Senator of the Kingdom of Italy
In office
29 November 1861 – 17 November 1964

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]

Biography

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A 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

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Italian honours

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Cavaliere di Gran Croce decorato di Gran Cordone dell'Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Cavaliere di Gran Croce decorato di Gran Cordone dell'Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
Grande ufficiale dell'Ordine militare di Savoia - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Grande ufficiale dell'Ordine militare di Savoia - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Grand Officer of the Military Order of Savoy[4]
Cavaliere dell'Ordine militare di Savoia - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Cavaliere dell'Ordine militare di Savoia - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Knight of the Military Order of Savoy[4]
Silver Medal of Military Valor - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Silver Medal of Military Valor - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Silver Medal of Military Valor
Medaglia commemorativa dell'Unità d'Italia - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Medaglia commemorativa dell'Unità d'Italia - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Commemorative Medal of the Unity of Italy
Medaglia commemorativa delle campagne delle Guerre d'Indipendenza - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Medaglia commemorativa delle campagne delle Guerre d'Indipendenza - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Commemorative Medal of the Unity of Italy

Foreign honours

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Commendatore dell'ordine della Legion d'onore (Francia) - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Commendatore dell'ordine della Legion d'onore (Francia) - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Compagno dell'Ordine del Bagno (Regno Unito) - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Compagno dell'Ordine del Bagno (Regno Unito) - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Medaglia inglese della Guerra di Crimea - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Medaglia inglese della Guerra di Crimea - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Crimea Medal
Medaille Commémorative de la Campagne d'Italie de 1859 - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Medaille Commémorative de la Campagne d'Italie de 1859 - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Commemorative medal of the 1859 Italian Campaign

References

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  1. ^ a b "DELLA ROVERE Alessandro". senato.it. Senato Della Repubblica. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. ^ Ratti, Guido. "DELLA ROVERE, Alessandro". treccani.it. Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Alessandro Della Rovere". storia.camera.it. Camera dei Deputati. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b Sito web del Quirinale: dettaglio decorato.