Ciano Galeazzo

  • Ciano, Galeazzo, conte, 1903-1944
  • Chiano, Galeazzo, Conte, 1903-1944
  • Ciano, Galeazzo, 1903-1944
  • Ciano, Galeazzo, comte, 1903-1944
  • Ciano, Galeazzo, conte
  • ...
Identifier
000082
Type of Entity
Person

Dates of Existence

1903

11/01/1944

History

Italian Statesman. Married to Mussolini's daughter, fascist. Ambassador to the Holy See (1943), prisoner of the Germans in Bavaria, then in the Gestapo prison in Vienna. Charged with treason on Mussolini's instructions for leading role in 25.7.1943 coup. Shot dead in Verona's Scalzi prison.

Places

  • Verona, Italy

Sources

  • Biographical dictionary of World War II / Boatner III, Mark M. - Novato, CA : Presidio Press, 1996. - p. 96-97