VITTORIO EMMANUELE III (1869-1947) BENITO MUSSOLINI (1883-1945) Military decree signed, issued in 1927 by the Italian monarch, Victor Emmanuel III, approved by Benito Mussolini. Printed and manuscript document signed «Vittorio Emanuele» and «Mussolini», San Rossore, 11 November 1927, «anno VI».

Printed letterhead «Vittorio Emanuele III, per grazia di Dio e per volontà della nazione Re d’Italia», Endorsements on verso. 1 page. In Italian. 37 x 24 cm Decree ordering the promotion of two officers, Giovanni di Raimondo and Giovanni Adamo, on the advice of the leader of the government, prime minister secretary of state and minister secretary of state for war. Victor Emmanuel III succeeded his father, Umberto I, after the latter’s assassination in 1900. Benito Mussolini, a member of the Italian Parliament, led a fascist march on Rome in 1922. When the Cabinet resigned, Victor Emmanuel asked Mussolini to form a ministry. Mussolini himself appointed a number of ministries. He changed the electoral law to ensure Fascist control of the government and in 1925 he established a dictatorship. Victor Emmanuel III’s role was that of a figurehead sovereign. One of his few responsibilities was to sign official documents. sponsibilities was to sign official documents.