Pietro d'Acquarone
Duke Pietro d'Acquarone | |
|---|---|
| Minister to the Royal Household of the Kingdom of Italy | |
| In office 1939–1944 | |
| Monarch | Victor Emmanuel III |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Alessandro Mattioli Pasqualini |
| Succeeded by | Falcone Lucifero |
| Senator of the Kingdom of Italy | |
| In office 3 May 1934 – 7 November 1947 | |
| Appointed by | Victor Emmanuel III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1890 Villa Madre Cabrini, then Villa Acquarone, Genoa, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 13 February 1948 (aged 57) Villa del Sole, Sanremo, Italy |
| Spouse |
Maddalena Trezza di Musella
(m. 1919) |
| Children |
|
| Parents |
|
| Awards | Bronze Medal of Military Valor Silver Medal of Military Valor War Merit Cross |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Italy |
| Branch/service | Royal Italian Army |
| Years of service | 1908–1924 |
| Rank | Brigade General |
| Battles/wars | Italo-Turkish War |
Pietro d'Acquarone, I Duke d'Acquarone (born Pietro Acquarone; Genoa, 9 April 1890 – Sanremo, 13 February 1948) was an Italian aristocrat, Brigade General, entrepreneur and politician. He was nominated to the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy in 1934. Close to the royal family, in 1939 he was appointed Minister to the Royal Household. He was a trusted advisor to the King during the difficult later years of the Mussolini régime, and played a central role in the final meeting of the Grand Council that took place overnight on 24/25 July 1943, and in the frantic consultations that ensued. He accompanied Victor Emmanuel III to Pescara and Brindisi on 9/10 September 1943 and then stayed with the King until the latter's abdication 32 months later.