Stanislao Mocenni
Italian politician and officer (1837–1907)
Stanislao Mocenni (1837–1907) was an Italian military officer and politician. He served as minister of war between 1893 and 1896. He was a member of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy.
Biography
Mocenni was born in Sienna 21 March 1837 into a noble family. He attended the military high school in Florence and obtained a diploma in applied mathematics in September 1857. Then he served as a second lieutenant in the 1st infantry battalion of the Grand Ducal Army of Tuscany. He joined the Italian army in March 1860. He taught at the military school in Turin. He was assigned to the higher command of the general staff corps and was sent to Germany as a military attaché, a position that held from 1 December 1871 to 31 December 1873.
Following his return Mocenni was promoted as lieutenant colonel on 7 August 1874 and was named as the head of the Military College in Florence.
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