Stanislao Mocenni

Stanislao Mocenni (1837–1907) was an Italian military officer and politician. He served as minister of war between 1893 and 1896. He was a member of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy.

Biography Mocenni was born in Sienna 21 March 1837 into a noble family. He attended the military high school in Florence and obtained a diploma in applied mathematics in September 1857. He taught at the military school in Turin. It was Mocenni who proposed and supported the sending of the Italian troops to Africa. His proposal was accepted by the Council of Minister and the Italian troops were defeated in the Battle of Adwa which led to the resignation of the cabinet.

Mocenni spent his last years in Siena where he died on 21 March 1907.