Guido Biscaretti di Ruffia

Guido was the son of Senator Count Roberto Biscaretti di Ruffia and of noblewoman Beatrice Ferrero, as well as nephew of Senator Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia and brother of the technical designer Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia.[1]

Having committed to a military career, he enrolled in the Italian Naval Academy on 18 October 1881.[1] He became a member of the Società Geografica Italiana in 1908 and developed an interest in military cartography for the navy. In 1911-1912 he took part in the Italo-Turkish War with the rank of frigate captain in command of the destroyer Artigliere. On 21 May 1916, during the First World War, he was appointed aide-de-camp to King Vittorio Emanuele III, and maintained the honorary title until 1917. While in Rome, he married Maria Volo and became father of two children, Roberto and Paolo. He became President of the Superior Navy Council (10 August 1923 - 1 August 1925), Squadron Admiral in 1926 and then Senator on 22 December 1928.[1]

He fell from the office of Senator in 1945 and died in Rome the following year.

• Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, knight[1]
• Order of the Crown of Italy, knight[1]
• Military Order of Savoy, knight (March 16, 1913)[2][1]
• Maurician medal
• Cross of Seniority, gold cross
• Gold Medal of Honor for Long Maritime Navigation
• War Merit Cross (3 Awarded)
• Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Turkish War 1911-1912
• Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Austrian War 1915–1918
• Commemorative Medal of the Unity of Italy
• Inter-Allied Medal