Duke of Addis Abeba

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Dukedom of Addis Abeba
Arms of the Duke of Addis Abeba
Creation date	5 May 1936
Created by	Victor Emmanuel III
Peerage	Peerage of Italy
First holder	Pietro Badoglio
Present holder	Flavio Badoglio
Status	Extant

Duke of Addis Abeba (Italian: Duca di Addis Abeba) was a hereditary title in the Italian nobility which was bestowed at the Italian conquest of Ethiopia as a victory title by King Victor Emmanuel III for Marshal Pietro Badoglio after he led Italian troops into Addis Ababa on May 5, 1936.

On the May 5, 1936, Benito Mussolini declared King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy the new Emperor of Ethiopia and Ethiopia an Italian province. On the same occasion, Marshal Pietro Badoglio^[1] was appointed the first Viceroy of Ethiopia and made "Duke of Addis Abeba" by the King.