Armando Diaz, 1st Duke of the Victory (December 5, 1861 – February 28, 1928) was an Italian general of Spanish descent and a Marshal of Italy.Born in Naples to a father of distant Spanish heritage, and an Italian mother (Irene Cecconi), Diaz began his military career as a student at the Military Academy of Turin, where he became an artillery officer. He was a colonel commanding the 93rd infantry during the Italo-Turkish War, and major general in 1914.