Luigi Majnoni d'Intignano

Luigi Majnoni d'Intignano (Milan, February 24, 1841 - Castelnuovo di Parravicino, Erba, August 11, 1918) was an Italian prince, general and senator of the Kingdom of Italy.

When they arrived in Vigevano, both young men volunteered to serve in the cavalry regiment "Cavalleggeri di Monferrato", stationed in the town. This was the start of Luigi Majnoni’s military career in which he quickly distinguished himself, being wounded in the right hand by a sabre cut on June 22, between :it:Rivoltella del Garda and Pozzolengo, while he was "the last of the rearguard that suffered the shock of the head of the column of an enemy squadron". His conduct in this action saw him promoted to sub-lieutenant. With this regiment, he took part in the Third Italian War of Independence and became first adjutant in 1868. On May 10, 1883, having become colonel, He was nevertheless appointed, unelected, to the cabinet as Minister of War in the second Fortis government on 24 December 1905. On the same day he was also appointed senator. On February 6, 1911, he was called for temporary service in command of the IIIrd Army Corps but finally retired on September 1, 1914.

Returning to private life, he engaged, as before, in the field of military welfare. In 1909, he was advisor to the association "Premio al Valore" (Prize of Courage), then he became president of the executive committee of the "Pro-Army", a relief committee for needy families of Lombard soldiers killed and wounded in war, which helped 12,000 families during the Italo-Turkish War.

He died in Castelnuovo di Parravicino, today a hamlet of Erba, on August 11, 1918.

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