Jump to content

Giacomo Medici Del Vascello

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Giacomo Medici del Vascello
Portrait, c. 1920s
Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Italy
In office
24 January 1935 – 30 October 1939
Preceded byEdmondo Rossoni
Succeeded byLuigi Russo
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy
In office
20 April 1929 – 2 March 1939
Member of the Chamber of Fasces and Corporations
In office
23 March 1939 – 5 August 1943
Personal details
Born(1883-04-01)1 April 1883
Salerno, Kingdom of Italy
Died15 August 1949(1949-08-15) (aged 66)
Venaria Reale, Italy
Political partyNational Fascist Party
AwardsOrder of St. Gregory the Great
Sovereign Military Order of Malta

Giacomo Medici, marquess of Vascello (Salerno, 1 April 1883 – Venaria Reale, 15 August 1949) was an Italian Fascist politician who served as Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council of the Kingdom of Italy from 1935 to 1939. He was the grandson of Risorgimento general Giacomo Medici.

Biography

[edit]

Holder of a degree in engineering, he owned industrial and agricultural businesses.[1] He had two children, Luigi Francesco and Elvina.

In 1929 and again in 1934 he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies, serving as undersecretary to the presidency of the council of the Mussolini Cabinet from 1935 to 1939.[2] He held the rank of console generale (brigadier general) of the Volunteer Militia for National Security.[3] In 1939 he became a member of the Chamber of Fasces and Corporations.[4]

He was married to Olga Medici del Vascello.

References

[edit]