Giacomo Medici (general)

Giacomo Medici, Marchese del Vascello (15 January 1817 – 9 March 1882) was an Italian nobleman, patriot and soldier.

[1] His family traces its origin from Piedmont and there is no proof that it is related to the famous House of Medici.

During the Second War of Italian Independence in 1859, he joined Garibaldi's Hunters of the Alps, received the command of a battalion, and distinguished himself in the Battle of Varese.

Joining the regular army, he was appointed military commandant of Palermo, in which capacity he facilitated the abortive campaign of Garibaldi in 1862.

The Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) destroyer Giacomo Medici, later reclassified as a torpedo boat, was named for him.