Gelasio Caetani | |
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| Ambassador of Italy to the United States | |
| In office December 22, 1922 – February 7, 1925 | |
| Monarch | Victor Emmanuel III of Italy |
| Preceded by | Vittorio Rolandi Ricci [it] |
| Succeeded by | Giacomo De Martino |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1877-04-07)April 7, 1877 Rome |
| Died | October 23, 1960(1960-10-23) (aged 83) Minas Gerais |
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| Relatives | Leone Caetani (brother) |
| Education | Columbia University (1903) |
Gelasio Caetani (March 7, 1877 – October 23, 1934) was an Italian nobleman and diplomat from the princelyCaetani family who rose to fame during theFirst World War as anarmy officer andmining engineer.
Gelasio Caetani was the second youngest of five sons ofOnorato Caetani, 14th Duke of Sermoneta, 4th Prince of Teano (1842 – 1917), who briefly occupied the office of Italian Foreign Minister.[1] TheCaetani family played an important role in thehistory of Pisa and ofRome, and had producedPope Gelasius II andPope Boniface VIII.
Born in Rome on March 7, 1877,[2] Caetani graduated from theColumbia University School of Mines in 1903.[3] He dug gold in Idaho and filled several other mining contracts before founding the firm of Caetani, Burch & Hershey in San Francisco.
When Italy entered the First World War, he returned home and joined the Italian army engineers. In April 1916 he led a successfultunnelling attack on an Austro-Hungarian stronghold on top ofCol di Lana. Promoted to colonel by the end of the war, Gelasio Caetani won three decorations for bravery.
After the First World War, he pursued a political career and served asmayor of Rome. In 1922, as a supporter ofMussolini, he becameItalian ambassador to the United States.[4][5]
Beginning in 1921, Caetani created theGarden of Ninfa in theEnglish garden style[6] and restored some of the buildings there.
He died of natural causes in 1934.
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