Camillo Cavour - SpeedyLook encyclopedia

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Second wire of Michel de Cavour and Agnes According to, it is born in Turin, during the French occupation, in a family of the nobility Piedmont ease, of Savoyard ascent . His/her grandmother is the back small niece of François Dirty. Fore-mentioned Camille, he is the godson of the prince and the princess Borghese.

It passed the essence of its life to the Cavour Palate, in Turin and its native tongue remained the French, Cavour using the Italian only in its public life.

He is initially educated by a tutor, the Frezet abbot, then he enters to the military academy of Turin.

Named at sixteen years page of the prince of Carignan thanks to the relations of his father, he lives what is supposed being an honor like a constraint.

In February 1827, it is named lieutenant Génie in Turin. In 1828, it takes part in work of fortification in the the Alps (Vintimille, Exiles, the Esseillon. In 1830, it hopes that the revolution of July, in France, will encourage with the liberalization of the Royaume of Piedmont-Sardinia. Envoy at the height of Hand-barrow, in the Valley of Aoste, because of his political opinions, it there resigns of the army the November 12th 1831 and devotes himself to the management of the field of Grinzane, which belongs to his/her father. He is elected mayor of the commune of Grinzane, today Grinzane Cavour.

In first half of the year of 1835, it accomplishes a voyage five months to visit Paris, London, where it meet Alexis de Tocqueville, the Belgium, the Germany and the Suisse. It consolidates there its interest for the parliamentary democracy and modernity, in particular the first railroads. On its return, he becomes manager of the field of his father, in Leri.

In 1837, it accomplishes a new voyage to Geneva, Lyon and Paris, where it meets the king Louis-Philippe, to liquidate the succession of his/her uncle Clermont-Thunder. It goes back to Paris and London in 1840, where it follows progress of the parliamentarism and the railroads.

In November 1846, he is the principal shareholder of the company of the first Piedmontese railroad, which connects Turin to Genoa.

The politician

In 1847, it creates a moderate patriotic left , which preaches the unit of Italy, in the form a Constitutional monarchy, supported by its newspaper, the Risorgimento . The February 8th 1848, the king Charles-Albert promulgates a Constitution liberal, comparable with that of the Monarchie of July in France, and, the March 15th, lance Piedmont in the war against the Empire of Austria, to release the Lombardy. Beaten to Novare, the March 23rd 1849, it yields the throne to his/her son Victor-Emmanuel II.

The June 26th 1848, Cavour is elected appointed of Turin at the Parliament. The room is dissolved the November 20th 1849, but he is re-elected the December 9th 1849.

The October 11th 1851, Cavour becomes Minister commercial, agriculture, and marine. During the summer, he undertakes a voyage to London, where he meets Disraeli, then in Paris, where he meets Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte.

The November 2nd 1852, it is named president of the council (Prime Minister) of the kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. In November 1853, it organizes a meeting in Paris between Victor-Emmanuel and Napoleon III, then in London, with the queen Victoria. In spring 1854, it convinces the Parliament to send troops to support France and the United Kingdom in the Crimean War. The Sardinian participation in this war will enable him to have a say with the congress of Paris of 1856, for tackling the “Italian question”. The same year, Cavour adds the foreign affairs to its other ministerial wallets. In 1857, it makes undertake work of the tunnel of the Mount-Cenis, which must allow the railroad to connect Lyon to Turin.

The man of the Italian unit

The July 21st 1858, Cavour meets Napoleon III, in cure with Plombières-the-Baths in the French department of the the Vosges. At the time of this secret interview, Napoleon III agrees to help Piedmont-Sardinia to unify Italy (movement of the Risorgimento), provided that the Pape keeps under control Rome and that the Comté of Nice and the Savoy are yielded to France.

The war against Austria takes place in 1859. The free-Piedmontese army is victorious with Magenta, the June 4th and with Solferino, the June 24th. The July 11th, the Armistice of Villafranca, negotiated between Napoleon III and François-Joseph, allows the creation of a Kingdom of High Italy, which, in addition to the kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia, includes/understands Lombardy. Disappointed stop carried to the unification of Italy by a peace which he considers too fast, Cavour leaves the government, but will return in 1860, as a president of the council. Of spring 1860, the Parliaments of Tuscan, Parma, Bologna, Modena and Emilie-Romagna requires their fastening of the new kingdom. The March 24th, Turin yields Nice and Savoy to France, subject to approval of the populations concerned. In May 1861, Garibaldi conquers the Royaume of Deux-Siciles and gives it to the king d' Italie in November.

Cavour dies the June 6th 1861, of a crisis of Paludisme. On this date, it misses in Italy only Venice and Rome to be completely unified.

Portrait

Its aspect throws in spite of an almost senile aspect, like a gleam of youth. It seems that all its directions are with the aguets behind the glasses with narrow glasses; the eyes are attentive and like smiling; the hands seem to palpitate. This head is crowned of a square face like a fortress. The features are regular, the face is shaven, with share a light collar of barb. - According to: Adolphe Panzani: Cavour and the epopee of Risorgimento

Love life

Jovial fellow and sensual, Cavour had many short and discrete connections. At twenty years it meets the marchioness Anna Giustiniani with whom, it will live a true passion, which will remain to him faithful until its death. During its displacements on Paris, Camillo will have some variations and will meet in 1835 beautiful the romantic Melanie Waldor, and twenty years later, always in the French capital, the beautiful English widow, the Marchioness of Ely. Some historians grant also a famous ballerina, Ronzini and certain Bianca like conquests to him.

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