Alessandro Dudan
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Alessandro Dudan was a Dalmatia
n politician
and later Italian senator. As a important member of the Autonomist Party
, he rejected the unification of Dalmatia with Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
.
, a small town in inland Dalmatia
, Croatia
. Then it was a part of Kingdom of Dalmatia
, an administrative division (kingdom) within Austro-Hungarian Empire. He spent his adolescence in Split
, where his family - of ancient nobility - was established for centuries, having also given the city a mayor (Leonardo Dudan, between 1848 and 1853) . The father - Antonio - was one of the richest landowners of the whole Dalmatia, and even her mother - Caterina Gazzara - belonged to one of the most important families of the Italian community of Split.
After high school in Split, twenty years - in 1903 - is a student in Vienna and participated in student movements for the creation of an Italian university at Trieste. Reported by the police, spent several days in jail, after deciding to stop in the capital of the Austro-Hungarian, even after graduating in law. In those years was a correspondent for several Italian newspapers, publishing a series of articles highly critical and acute situation of the Empire, of which she sees the imminent collapse. Simultaneously, part of the younger generation of party autonomy, embodies the most intransigent wing and filoitaliana.
and escaped to Italy
, playing a frenzied act of propaganda for the intervention against the Central Powers, acting president of the Italian Pro-Dalmatia. During that period he published a now famous essay: The Habsburg dynasty. Origins, size and decay (Rome, 1914), which is also imbued with irredentism opened to considerable prospects of studies on this difficult period of transition.
Upon entry into the war, appeared Dudan volunteer cavalry officer, he distinguished himself and was decorated with a cross of war. Fascist from the very first time (1919), is fervently for the maintenance costs of the promises made to Italy with the Treaty of London, a member of the Italian delegation at the peace conference in Paris. At the news of the River, she left for the capital kvarner to become "Legionnaires" by Gabriele d'Annunzio
.
With this work, for the first time presented itself in a comprehensive overview of the history of Dalmatia in relation to contemporary artistic events. In particular, Dudan deepened the deep connections between art, Dalmatian and Italian art, still seen as totally unique from the entire landscape of scholars, both Italian and Croatian. Among the historians who understood the importance of this study and they cited are to be reported widely Adolfo Venturi, Bernard Berenson
, Joseph Fiocco, Mario Salmi and Rodolfo Pallucchini.
, representing the directory fascist Italian Zadar and Dalmatia. Consul of the Militia, was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the first time in 1921 for the College of Rome, and later in 1924 and 1929 in the college single country.
Mason probably from the Viennese period in 1918 was Master in the gallery "Universe" in Rome. In the meeting of the Fascist Grand Council of 23 February 1923 he was among those who abstained from voting on the incompatibility between Fascism and Masonry, being then ejected from the Grand Lodge of Italy.
On March 1, 1934 he was appointed a senator of the Kingdom, and was sworn in May 4 of that year. In his parliamentary work, perennially the inducements to return not forget Dalmatia, which constantly demanded the "redemption".
World War II.
At the outbreak of World War II, Dudan dreamed to finally achieve his dream: the campaign of Yugoslavia and the subsequent annexation of much of Dalmatia, with the creation of the Governorship of Dalmatia convinced him to return to Split. But the fortunes of war soon changed, and in 1944 Dudan was arrested, imprisoned in the field of Padula and remitted to the High Court of Justice for Sanctions against Fascism, and was revoked by Senator December 28 of that year.
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
n politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and later Italian senator. As a important member of the Autonomist Party
Autonomist Party
The Autonomist Party was a political party in the Dalmatian political scene, that existed for around 70 years of the nineteenth century and until World War I. Its goal was to maintain the autonomy of the Kingdom of Dalmatia within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as opposed to the unification with the...
, he rejected the unification of Dalmatia with Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia or Croatia Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was part of the Hungarian Kingdom within the dual Austro-Hungarian state, being within the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen or Transleithania...
.
Early life and studies
Alessandro Dudan was born in VrlikaVrlika
Vrlika is a small town and municipality in inland Dalmatia, Croatia. The closest large towns are Sinj, Knin, and Drniš. The town of Vrlika has a population of 959, while the municipality has a population of 2,705 . There are 2,670 Croatian speakers, 16 Serbian speakers and 19 speakers of other...
, a small town in inland Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. Then it was a part of Kingdom of Dalmatia
Kingdom of Dalmatia
The Kingdom of Dalmatia was an administrative division of the Habsburg Monarchy from 1815 to 1918. Its capital was Zadar.-History:...
, an administrative division (kingdom) within Austro-Hungarian Empire. He spent his adolescence in Split
Split (city)
Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
, where his family - of ancient nobility - was established for centuries, having also given the city a mayor (Leonardo Dudan, between 1848 and 1853) . The father - Antonio - was one of the richest landowners of the whole Dalmatia, and even her mother - Caterina Gazzara - belonged to one of the most important families of the Italian community of Split.
After high school in Split, twenty years - in 1903 - is a student in Vienna and participated in student movements for the creation of an Italian university at Trieste. Reported by the police, spent several days in jail, after deciding to stop in the capital of the Austro-Hungarian, even after graduating in law. In those years was a correspondent for several Italian newspapers, publishing a series of articles highly critical and acute situation of the Empire, of which she sees the imminent collapse. Simultaneously, part of the younger generation of party autonomy, embodies the most intransigent wing and filoitaliana.
Participation in the Great War
At the outbreak of World War I, Dudan fled AustriaAustria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and escaped to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, playing a frenzied act of propaganda for the intervention against the Central Powers, acting president of the Italian Pro-Dalmatia. During that period he published a now famous essay: The Habsburg dynasty. Origins, size and decay (Rome, 1914), which is also imbued with irredentism opened to considerable prospects of studies on this difficult period of transition.
Upon entry into the war, appeared Dudan volunteer cavalry officer, he distinguished himself and was decorated with a cross of war. Fascist from the very first time (1919), is fervently for the maintenance costs of the promises made to Italy with the Treaty of London, a member of the Italian delegation at the peace conference in Paris. At the news of the River, she left for the capital kvarner to become "Legionnaires" by Gabriele d'Annunzio
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Gabriele D'Annunzio or d'Annunzio was an Italian poet, journalist, novelist, and dramatist...
.
Dalmatia on the Italian art
Between 1921 and 1922 Dudan Dalmatia published in Italian. Twenty centuries of civilization: a ponderous work of art history in Italian Dalmatian that remained unmatched for depth and breadth of vision, much to be reprinted in full in recent years.With this work, for the first time presented itself in a comprehensive overview of the history of Dalmatia in relation to contemporary artistic events. In particular, Dudan deepened the deep connections between art, Dalmatian and Italian art, still seen as totally unique from the entire landscape of scholars, both Italian and Croatian. Among the historians who understood the importance of this study and they cited are to be reported widely Adolfo Venturi, Bernard Berenson
Bernard Berenson
Bernard Berenson was an American art historian specializing in the Renaissance. He was a major figure in pioneering art attribution and therefore establishing the market for paintings by the "Old Masters".-Personal life:...
, Joseph Fiocco, Mario Salmi and Rodolfo Pallucchini.
Politician
Fascism Alexander Dudan is directly linked to his "national border". Dudan participated in the March on RomeMarch on Rome
The March on Rome was a march by which Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party came to power in the Kingdom of Italy...
, representing the directory fascist Italian Zadar and Dalmatia. Consul of the Militia, was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the first time in 1921 for the College of Rome, and later in 1924 and 1929 in the college single country.
Mason probably from the Viennese period in 1918 was Master in the gallery "Universe" in Rome. In the meeting of the Fascist Grand Council of 23 February 1923 he was among those who abstained from voting on the incompatibility between Fascism and Masonry, being then ejected from the Grand Lodge of Italy.
On March 1, 1934 he was appointed a senator of the Kingdom, and was sworn in May 4 of that year. In his parliamentary work, perennially the inducements to return not forget Dalmatia, which constantly demanded the "redemption".
World War II.
At the outbreak of World War II, Dudan dreamed to finally achieve his dream: the campaign of Yugoslavia and the subsequent annexation of much of Dalmatia, with the creation of the Governorship of Dalmatia convinced him to return to Split. But the fortunes of war soon changed, and in 1944 Dudan was arrested, imprisoned in the field of Padula and remitted to the High Court of Justice for Sanctions against Fascism, and was revoked by Senator December 28 of that year.