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Encyclopedia > Paolo Thaon di Revel

Count Paolo Thaon di Revel (1859-1948) was an admiral of the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) during World War I. He twice served as Naval Chief of Staff during the war and was reluctant to risk the Italian battlefleet in anything other than a major surface action. After the war he was promoted to Grand Admiral. Admiral is a word from either the Arabic term Amir-al-bahr (Lord of the bay), or the Irish term Ard muirfhear or Ardmurar (Commander of the sea). ... The Royal Italian Navy, Regia Marina, was created after the Italian unification. ... WWI redirects here. ...


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First World War.com - Who's Who - Paolo Thaon di Revel (427 words)
Count Paolo Thaon di Revel (1859-1948) served twice as Italian Navy Chief of Staff during World War One and was renowned for his extreme reluctance to endanger the Italian battlefleet in anything other than a major action.
Consequently Thaon di Revel was replaced in October 1915 by new Minister of Marine Corsi; the former was dispatched to supervise naval forces based in Venice.
Time may have passed but Thaon di Revel remained as determined as ever to practice a no-risk battlefleet policy (as much as anything in order that it could be used as a diplomatic bargaining tool in the post-war era).
Paolo Veronese - Columbia Encyclopedia article about Paolo Veronese (379 words)
Veronese, Paolo (pä`ōlō vārōnā`zā), 1528–88, Italian painter of the Venetian school.
Named Paolo Caliari, he was called Il Veronese from his birthplace, Verona.
Trained under a variety of minor local artists, he was more influenced by the works of Giulio Romano, Parmigianino, and particularly Titian.
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