Duke of Addis Abeba is a hereditary title in the Italian nobility which was bestowed at the Italian conquest of Ethiopia as a victory title

Victory title

A victory title is an honorific title adopted by a successful military commander to commemorate his defeat of an enemy nation. This practice was first used by Ancient Rome and is still most commonly associated with the Romans, but it has also been adopted as a practice by many modern empires,...

 by King Victor Emmanuel III. on Marshal Pietro Badoglio

Pietro Badoglio

Pietro Badoglio, 1st Duke of Addis Abeba, 1st Marquess of Sabotino was an Italian soldier and politician...

 after he led Italian troops into Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...

 on May 5, 1936.

On the May 5, 1936, Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....

 declared King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

Victor Emmanuel III was a member of the House of Savoy and King of Italy . In addition, he claimed the crowns of Ethiopia and Albania and claimed the titles Emperor of Ethiopia and King of Albania , which were unrecognised by the Great Powers...

 the new Emperor of Ethiopia

Emperor of Ethiopia

The Emperor of Ethiopia was the hereditary ruler of Ethiopia until the abolition of the monarchy in 1974. The Emperor was the head of state and head of government, with ultimate executive, judicial and legislative power in that country...

 and Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

 an Italian province. On the same occasion, Marshal Pietro Badoglio

Pietro Badoglio

Pietro Badoglio, 1st Duke of Addis Abeba, 1st Marquess of Sabotino was an Italian soldier and politician...

 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
  Pietro Badoglio, 2nd Duke of Addis Abeba
  The Noble Signor Don Pietro Badoglio, 2nd Duke of Addis Abeba was the son of The Noble Signor Don Mario Fernando Antonio Luigi Badoglio dei duchi di Addis Abeba and his wife, the former Donna Giuliana Rota of the counts of San Vito of the Tagliamento...
  
   (1939–1992)
• Flavio Badoglio, 3rd Duke of Addis Abeba
  Flavio Badoglio, 3rd Duke of Addis Abeba
  The Noble Signor Don Flavio Badoglio, 3rd Duke of Addis Abeba, Marquess of Sabotino was born in Paris, France on March 20, 1973. He is the son of Pietro Badoglio, 2nd Duke of Addis Abeba and Princess Phương Mai of Vietnam.- External links :...
  
  (born 1973)