Francesco Cossiga
President of Italy
✶ 26 July 1928 in Sássari, Sardinia
✟ 17 August 2010 in Rome, Italy
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 25 Mars 1991
motto
Nisindominus custodierit civitatem frustra vigilat quincustodit eam (If the Lord does not guard the city, the watchman waketh but in vain)
shield
Painted 1996 by Bengt Olof Kälde.
other awards
None
Biography
Rear Admiral
Professor
Prime Minister 1979-1980
Senator 1983-1985
President 1985-1992
Received the order at King Carl XVI Gustaf’s state visit to Italy.
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