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Duke of Addis Abeba
Duke of Addis Abeba was a hereditary title in the Italian nobility which was bestowed at the Italian conquest of Ethiopia as a victory title by King Victor Emmanuel III for Marshal Pietro Badoglio after he led Italian troops into Addis Ababa on May 5, 1936 in the March of the Iron Will. On the May 5, 1936, Benito Mussolini declared Victor Emmanuel III the new Emperor of Ethiopia and Ethiopia an Italian province. On the same occasion, Marshal Badoglio was appointed the first Viceroy of Ethiopia and made "Duke of Addis Abeba" by the King.
List of dukes of Addis Abeba
List of pretenders to Addis Abeba
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