Duke of Addis Abeba (

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: ''Duca di Addis Abeba'') is a hereditary title in the

Italian nobility The nobility of Italy (Italian: ''Nobiltà italiana'') comprised individuals and their families of the Italian Peninsula, and the islands linked with it, recognized by the sovereigns of the Italian city-states since the Middle Ages, and by the ki ...

which was bestowed at the Italian conquest of Ethiopia as a

victory title A victory title is an honorific title adopted by a successful military commander to commemorate his defeat of an enemy nation. The practice is first known in Ancient Rome and is still most commonly associated with the Romans, but it was also adop ...

by King Victor Emmanuel III for

Marshal Marshal is a term used in several official titles in various branches of society. As marshals became trusted members of the courts of Medieval Europe, the title grew in reputation. During the last few centuries, it has been used for elevated o ...

Pietro Badoglio Pietro Badoglio, 1st Duke of Addis Abeba, 1st Marquess of Sabotino (, ; 28 September 1871 – 1 November 1956), was an Italian general during both World Wars and the first viceroy of Italian East Africa. With the fall of the Fascist regi ...

after he led Italian troops into

Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...

on May 5, 1936. On the May 5, 1936,

Benito Mussolini Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (; 29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his deposition in 194 ...

declared King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy the new

Emperor of Ethiopia The emperor of Ethiopia ( gez, ንጉሠ ነገሥት, nəgusä nägäst, "King of Kings"), also known as the Atse ( am, ዐፄ, "emperor"), was the hereditary ruler of the Ethiopian Empire, from at least the 13th century until the abolition ...

and

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the no ...

an Italian province. On the same occasion, Marshal

was appointed the first Viceroy of Ethiopia and made "Duke of Addis Abeba" by the King.

List of dukes of Addis Abeba

* Pietro Badoglio, 1st Duke of Addis Abeba (1871–1956). *Pietro Badoglio, 2nd Duke of Addis Abeba (1939–1992). *Flavio Badoglio, 3rd Duke of Addis Abeba (born 1973) grandson of 2nd Duke {{DEFAULTSORT:Addis Abeba Dukes of Italy Italian East Africa 1936 establishments in Italy Dukes Addis Ababa Noble titles created in 1936