Guido Biscaretti di Ruffia

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

Having embarked on a military career, on October 18, 1881, he decided to enroll in the Italian Naval Academy[1], becoming a member of the Società Geografica Italiana from 1908 and thus becoming interested in military cartography for the navy. In 1911 - 1912 he took part in the Italo-Turkish War with the rank of frigate captain under the command of the destroyer Artigliere and then in the First World War in 1914 , being appointed aide-de-camp to King Vittorio Emanuele III from May 21, 1916, then maintaining the honorary title since 1917. Meanwhile in Rome, he married Maria Volo with whom he had two children, Roberto and Paolo. Having become President of the Superior Navy Council (10 August 1923 - 1 August 1925 ), he was then appointed Admiral of the Squad in 1926 and then Senator from December 22, 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