Ferdinando Acton
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Ferdinando Acton was an Italian naval officer, admiral, politician and Minister for the Navy. He was descended from a noble family which had originated in England before moving to Tuscany
then the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
- he served in the Real Marina
of the latter, then in Regia Marina
of the unified Kingdom of Italy
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Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
then the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, commonly known as the Two Sicilies even before formally coming into being, was the largest and wealthiest of the Italian states before Italian unification...
- he served in the Real Marina
Real Marina (Kingdom of the Two Sicilies)
The Royal Navy of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was the official term in documents of the era for the naval forces of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies - it and the Royal Army together formed the Kingdom's armed forces...
of the latter, then in Regia Marina
Regia Marina
The Regia Marina dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification...
of the unified Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
The Kingdom of Italy was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was its legal predecessor state...
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