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Gian Galeazzo Ciano, 2nd Count of Cortellazzo and Buccari (/ ˈ tʃ ɑː n oʊ / CHAH-noh, Italian: [ɡaleˈattso ˈtʃaːno]; 18 March 1903 – 11 January 1944) was an Italian diplomat and politician who served as Foreign Minister in the government of his father-in-law, Benito Mussolini, from 1936 until 1943. During this period, he was widely ...
Mar 14, 2024 · Galeazzo Ciano, conte di Cortellazzo (born March 18, 1903, Livorno, Italy—died Jan. 11, 1944, Verona) Italian statesman and diplomat who became one of the key figures in the Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini after his marriage to Mussolini’s daughter Edda (1930).
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Italian Fascist Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano (left) reviews an honor guard of the SS Lifeguard Regiment Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany during the war. The Love-Hate Relationship With Nazi Germany The duality of the nature of both Ciano’s and Mussolini’s relations with Nazi Germany has been told many times.
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Jan 3, 2024 · Member-only story. Galeazzo Ciano — a brief biography. History In An Hour. ·. Follow. 5 min read. ·. Jan 3, 2024. In 1930, the dashing and rich 27-year-old Galeazzo Ciano married Edda...
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The only son of the naval hero and Fascist political leader Costanzo Ciano, Galeazzo Ciano was born in Livorno, on 18 March 1903. He is best known for his service as foreign minister (1936–1943) under Benito Mussolini (1883–1945), in which role he helped link Fascist Italy to Nazi Germany.
Well-Founded Suspicions. Among those members of the Fascist Grand Council who had voted to remove Mussolini was former Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano, Mussolini’s own son-in law. Married to Il Duce’s daughter Edda and the father of his three grandchildren, Ciano was a hero of the Italian conquest of Ethiopia during the mid-1930s.
Dec 13, 2022 · So, who was Galeazzo Ciano, and why were his diaries of such interest to Hitler? Galeazzo Ciano had been, until the previous summer, Benito Mussolini’s foreign minister and political heir-apparent. Crucially, he was also Mussolini’s son-in-law. Edda Ciano, née Edda Mussolini, was the headstrong favourite child of Il Duce.