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{{Infobox politician|name=Oswald Mosley|birth_date=16 November 1896|birth_place=Mayfair, [[London]], [[England]]|death_date=3 December 1980 (aged 84)|death_place=Orsay, Essonne, [[France]]|nationality=[[British]]|political_orientation=[[Fascism]]|political_party=[[British Union of Fascists]](1932–1940)|image=Oswald mosley MP.jpg}} | |||
'''Oswald Ernald Mosley''', was a [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British]] politician who | '''Oswald Ernald Mosley''', was a [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British]] [[aristocrat]], and politician who became a [[Fascism|fascist]], and consequently founded, and led the [[British Union of Fascists]] (BUF). | ||
== Early Life == | |||
On 16 November 1896 Mosley was born in [[London]], as the eldest of three brothers to a wealthy aristocratic family, with his father being 5th Baronet Oswald Mosley. He was taught bigotry and privilege at a young age by his family, lessons he would carry forward in his life.<ref>{{Citation|author=Stephen Dorril|year=2006|title=Blackshirt: Sir Oswald Mosley and British Fascism|title-url=https://annas-archive.org/md5/d8fc820201ee75b01e4709b84b36c378|chapter=Chapter One: ‘Tommy’}}</ref> | |||
== Fascism == | |||
On January 2 1932 Mosley arrived in [[Rome]], [[Fascist Italy|Italy]] with some of his compatriots, and on January 7 he met with Italy's fascist dictator [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]] at the Palazzo Venezia. Mosley came away from the meeting with nothing but praise for the dictator, and after attending a fascist parade with Mussolini he merely continued on his way to [[Munich]], [[Weimar Republic|Germany]] where he studied [[National Socialism|Nazism]].<ref>{{Citation|author=Stephen Dorril|year=2006|title=Blackshirt: Sir Oswald Mosley and British Fascism|title-url=https://annas-archive.org/md5/d8fc820201ee75b01e4709b84b36c378|chapter=Chapter Eleven: The New Movement}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Fascists]] | [[Category:Fascists]] | ||
Revision as of 18:12, 1 February 2024
Oswald Mosley | |
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| Born | 16 November 1896 Mayfair, London, England |
| Died | 3 December 1980 (aged 84) Orsay, Essonne, France |
| Nationality | British |
| Political orientation | Fascism |
| Political party | British Union of Fascists(1932–1940) |
Oswald Ernald Mosley, was a British aristocrat, and politician who became a fascist, and consequently founded, and led the British Union of Fascists (BUF).
Early Life
On 16 November 1896 Mosley was born in London, as the eldest of three brothers to a wealthy aristocratic family, with his father being 5th Baronet Oswald Mosley. He was taught bigotry and privilege at a young age by his family, lessons he would carry forward in his life.[1]
Fascism
On January 2 1932 Mosley arrived in Rome, Italy with some of his compatriots, and on January 7 he met with Italy's fascist dictator Mussolini at the Palazzo Venezia. Mosley came away from the meeting with nothing but praise for the dictator, and after attending a fascist parade with Mussolini he merely continued on his way to Munich, Germany where he studied Nazism.[2]
References
- ↑ Stephen Dorril (2006). Blackshirt: Sir Oswald Mosley and British Fascism: 'Chapter One: ‘Tommy’'.
- ↑ Stephen Dorril (2006). Blackshirt: Sir Oswald Mosley and British Fascism: 'Chapter Eleven: The New Movement'.