Roberto Morra di Lavriano
Roberto Morra di Lavriano , full name Roberto Morra di Lavriano e della Montà (born December 24, 1830 in Turin , † March 20, 1917 in Rome ) was an Italian high military and politician.
Life
He came from a Piedmontese aristocratic family, graduated from the military academy in Turin and took part in the Italian wars of freedom , including the second battle of Custozza . In autumn 1869 he was invited to the opening of the Suez Canal . From 1879 he held the post of aide-de-camp of the Italian king. Since December 1890 he was a senator in the parliament of the Kingdom of Italy , before that he was a member of the Camera dei deputati for three legislative periods . From 1897 to 1904 he was the Italian ambassador to Russia .
In January 1894, after a state of emergency was declared in Sicily , Roberto Morra di Lavriano was sent to command a force of 40,000 men to fight the unrest and was given unrestricted powers by the government under Francesco Crispi . In his operations against the insurgent movement of the Fasci Siciliani , he was characterized by brutal severity and was able to crush the protest movement in a short time.
He is buried in the Villastellone cemetery in Piedmont .
His son Umberto Morra di Lavriano (1897–1981) became a journalist and anti-fascist.
Awards
- Italy
- Grand Cross of the Order of St. Mauritius and Lazarus
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy
- Grand Officer of the Military Order of Italy
- Silver medal of bravery
- Commemorative medal for the unity of Italy
- foreign countries
- Grand Commander of the Order of the Redeemer (Greece)
- Commander of the Order of Charles III. (Spain)
- Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (Spain)
- Commander of the Order of Dannebrog (Denmark)
- Commander of the Order of Christ (Portugal)
- Commander of the Order of Our Lady (Portugal)
- Knight of the Order of the Tower and the Sword (Portugal)
- Officer of the Legion of Honor (France)
literature
- Marco Mondini: Morra di Lavriano e della Montà, Roberto. In: Raffaele Romanelli (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 77: Morlini-Natolini. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2012.
Individual evidence
- ^ Martial Law Proclaimed in Sicily The New York Times , January 5, 1894
Web links
- Entry in the Senatori dell'Italia liberale database of the Historical Archives of the Italian Senate
- Entry in the Portale storico of the Camera dei deputati
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morra di Lavriano, Roberto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morra di Lavriano e della Montà, Roberto (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian general and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turin |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1917 |
| Place of death | Rome |