Ignazio De Genova di Pettinengo
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Ignazio De Genova di Pettinengo | |
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| Minister of War | |
| In office 31 December 1865 – 20 June 1866 | |
| Preceded by | Agostino Petitti Bagliani di Roreto |
| In office 20 June 1866 – 22 August 1866 | |
| Succeeded by | Efisio Cugia |
| Senator | |
| In office 22 May 1868 – 2 November 1896 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 18 February 1861 – 13 February 1867 | |
Ignazio De Genova di Pettinengo (Biella, 28 February 1813 – Moncalieri, 2 November 1896) was an Italian politician and general. He was Minister of War during the Third Italian War of Independence.[1][2][3]
Pettingo was a career soldier in the artillery. He fought in the First Italian War of Independence and was promoted to colonel in 1848. In 1850 he was appointed deputy commander of the Royal Military Academy of Turin.[4] In June 1851 he was appointed general of the army and in 1858 he was appointed major general. On 7 September 1860 he reached the rank of lieutenant general.[5][6]
He was elected deputy to the Chamber of the Kingdom of Italy from the constituency of Fossano in February 1861 and re-elected in 1865.[7][6] From September 1861 he was the king's lieutenant general in the Sicilian provinces, until 5 January 1862.[5][4] In 1864 he was President of the Superior Council for educational and military education institutions.[6]
