Riccardo Carafa della Stadera

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Riccardo Carafa della Stadera Duke of Andria and Castel del Monte (Marchese di Corato, Conte di Rudo, Signore di Paternò) (born December 12, 1859 in Naples , † October 19, 1920 in Bologna ) was an Italian cavalryman , senator , writer , Publisher , sports official , sports journalist and member of the International Olympic Committee .

Life

After attending the military academy in Naples, he joined the cavalry, but mostly belonged to the reserve. He founded the magazine Napoli nobilissima with friends and started out as a successful (sports) journalist there. He also wrote dramas and novels. As Hereditary Prince, he also managed the extensive family assets, which he also used as a patron. He was married to Enrichetta Capecelatro , a lady-in-waiting of Margaret of Italy . When Mario Adinolfo Lucchesi-Palli resigned as a founding member of the IOC after just three months, he suggested his sporty Neapolitan acquaintance, who was a good rider and fencer , belonged to the Regio Yacht Club and, as Duke, met Pierre de Coubertin's criteria. Riccardo Carafa headed the Italian delegation at the First Summer Olympic Games in Athens. In 1898 he gave up his activities as a journalist and writer as well as the IOC membership and concentrated on a political career as a member of the (moderate) Catholic Party. He became a city councilor of Naples and a member of the provincial council, in 1902 he became regional president. After disputes over questions of economic policy, he joined the Liberal Party and was appointed to the Senate in 1904. He campaigned for an Italian colonial empire and, with the rank of captain, was a volunteer on the general staff in the 1911 Libya campaign. He campaigned for Italy to participate in World War I and gave his last speech in the Senate in 1918. In 1920 he died as a result of an operation.

Works

  • La Figlia di Ninotta. Commedia in 5 atti. Naples 1892.
  • Ettore Carafa, conte di Ruvo: monografia storica. Rome 1886.
  • Gli ultimi d'Alcamo 1893.
  • Pittori a Napoli nella seconda metà de settecento. Naples 1901.
  • Invano. Trani 1899
  • Margherita di Savoia, prima regina d'Italia (la sua vita ei suoi tempi). Rome 1912.
  • Le isole dell'Egeo occupate dalle armi italiane. Como 1913.
  • La guerra libica. Rome 1914.

Honors

Individual evidence

  1. http://notes9.senato.it/Web/senregno.NSF/96ec2bcd072560f1c125785d0059806a/9e31a2668c41c6034125646f0059bd41?OpenDocument
  2. R. De Fusco: Rileggere Napoli nobilissima. Le strade, le piazze, i quartieri. Napoli, Liguori, 2003. ISBN 978-88-207-3518-0 .
  3. ^ Arnd Krüger : Neo- Olympism between nationalism and internationalism, in: Horst Ueberhorst (Hrsg.): Geschichte der Leibesübungen, Vol. 3/1, Berlin: Bartels & Wernitz 1980, 522-568.
  4. http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/riccardo-carafa_(Dizionario-Biografico)/