maternal grandfather, Emilio was reportedly an atheist, as he stated in his "Memoirs" in 1941: "Atheism is enlightened and rational, based on scientific principles. I, as a member of the military, admire reason, and for that I'm an atheist". His siblings were Edmondo, Agostino, Constanza, Gerardo and Marella. He had no children. In popular culture In Florestano Vancini's film The Assassination of Matteotti (1973), De Bono is played by Mario Maffei. Honours From the article in the Italian Wikipedia Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (3 October 1937) Knight Grand Cross with the Grand Cordon of the Colonial Order of the Star of Italy Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy (19 June 1936; Grand Officer: 10 August 1928; Commander: 19 September 1918; Knight: 28 December 1913) Grand Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (8 April 1923; Commander: 30 December 1919; Officer: 12 January 1919; Knight: 3 April 1913) Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy (1 June 1919; Commander: 13 September 1918; Officer: 13 September 1917; Knight: 7 November 1907) See also Second Italian-Abyssian War Tripoli Grand Prix Italian war crimes References Sources External links 1866 births 1944 deaths Genocide perpetrators People from Cassano d'Adda Italian atheists Italian fascists Italian mass murderers Members of the Grand Council of Fascism Government ministers of Italy Members of the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy Politicians of Lombardy Mussolini Cabinet Field marshals of Italy People of former Italian colonies Italian military personnel of the Italo-Turkish War Italian military personnel of World War I Italian military personnel of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War Italian military personnel of World War II People executed by Italy by firing squad Executed Italian people People executed by the Italian Social Republic 20th-century executions for treason War criminals Executed mass murderers