Urbano Rattazzi
The Honourable Urbano Rattazzi | |
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3rd Prime Minister of Italy | |
In office 10 April 1867 – 27 October 1867 | |
Monarch | Victor Emmanuel II |
Preceded by | Bettino Ricasoli |
Succeeded by | Luigi Federico Menabrea |
In office 3 March 1862 – 8 December 1862 | |
Monarch | Victor Emmanuel II |
Preceded by | Bettino Ricasoli |
Succeeded by | Luigi Carlo Farini |
President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 18 February 1861 – 3 March 1862 | |
Monarch | Victor Emmanuel II |
Preceded by | Giovanni Lanza |
Succeeded by | Sebastiano Tecchio |
In office 10 January 1859 – 21 January 1860 | |
Monarch | Victor Emmanuel II |
Preceded by | Carlo Bon Compagni |
Succeeded by | Giovanni Lanza |
In office 11 May 1852 – 27 October 1853 | |
Monarch | Victor Emmanuel II |
Preceded by | Pier Dionigi Pinelli |
Succeeded by | Carlo Bon Compagni |
Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 18 February 1861 – 5 June 1873 | |
Constituency |
Alessandria (1st) Tortona (2nd) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Alessandria, Piedmont-Sardinia | June 20, 1808
Died |
June 5, 1873 64) Frosinone, Italy | (aged
Nationality | Italian |
Political party | Historical Left |
Spouse(s) | Marie Bonaparte-Wyse (m. 1863–73); his death |
Children | Romana Rattazzi |
Alma mater | University of Turin |
Profession | Lawyer |
Religion | Roman Catholicism (baptized) |
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Urbano Pio Francesco Rattazzi (Italian pronunciation: [urˈbano ratˈtattsi]; June 29, 1808 – June 5, 1873) was an Italian statesman, and along with the Count of Cavour, one of the Italy's founding fathers.
Biography
He was born in Alessandria (Piedmont). He studied law at Turin, and in 1838 began his practice, which met with marked success at the capital and Casale. In 1848, Rattazzi was sent to the Sardinian chamber of deputies in Turin as representative of his native town. He allied himself with the Liberal party, i.e. Democrats. By his debating powers, he contributed to the defeat of the Balbo ministry, and in August received the portfolio of Public Instruction, though he left office after a few days. In December, in the Gioberti cabinet, he became Minister of the Interior, and on the fall of Gioberti, in February 1849, Rattazzi was entrusted with the formation of a new cabinet. The defeat at Novara compelled Rattazzi's resignation in March 1849.[1][2]
He left the Democrats for the Moderate Liberals, and formed the group of the center-left. This party formed a coalition with the center-right headed by Cavour. This coalition was known as the connubio, i.e. the union of the moderate men of the Right and of the Left, and brought about the fall of the d'Azeglio cabinet in November 1852 and the organization of a new ministry by Cavour. Rattazzi gave up a Parliament presidency in 1853 to become Minister of Justice and later Minister of the Interior. As Minister of the Interior, he carried a number of measures of reform, including that for the suppression of certain of the monastic orders, partial secularization of church property, and restricting the influence of the religious associations. This precipitated a bitter struggle with the Clerical party. During a momentary reaction of public opinion he resigned office in 1858, but again entered the cabinet under La Marmora in 1859 as Minister of the Interior.[1][2]
In consequence of the negotiations for the cession of Nice and Savoy to France, which cession he opposed, he again retired in January 1860. On changing his views on this policy, he became president of the lower chamber in the first Italian Parliament, and in March 1862 succeeded Ricasoli in the government, retaining for himself the portfolios of Foreign Affairs and of the Interior. However, in consequence of his policy of repression towards Garibaldi at Aspromonte, he was driven from office in the following December. He was again Prime Minister in 1867, from April to October. Popular reaction to his hostility to Garibaldi again drove him from office. He died at Frosinone on 5 June 1873.[1][2]
Family
His wife, Laetitia Marie Wyse Bonaparte, whom he married in 1863, was a noted French novelist and a grandniece of Emperor Napoleon I.[1] Together they had one daughter: Romana Rattazzi (1871–1943).
References
- 1 2 3 4 One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rattazzi, Urbano". Encyclopædia Britannica. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 919. This work in turn cites:
- Rattazzi, Laetitia (1881). Rattazzi et son temps. Paris.
- King, Bolton (1899). History of Italian Unity. London.
- 1 2 3 Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Rattazzi, Urbano". Encyclopedia Americana.
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Carlo Bon Compagni di Mombello |
Piedmontese Minister of the Instruction 1848 |
Succeeded by Vincenzo Gioberti |
Preceded by Felice Merlo |
Piedmontese Minister of Justice 1848-1849 |
Succeeded by Riccardo Sineo |
Preceded by Riccardo Sineo |
Piedmontese Minister of the Interior 1849 |
Succeeded by Pier Dionigi Pinelli |
Preceded by Pier Dionigi Pinelli |
Chairman of the Piedmontese Chamber of Deputies 1852–1853 |
Succeeded by Carlo Bon Compagni di Mombello |
Preceded by Carlo Bon Compagni di Mombello |
Piedmontese Minister of Justice 1853-1855 |
Succeeded by Giovanni De Foresta |
Preceded by Gustavo Ponza di San Martino |
Piedmontese Minister of the Interior 1854-1858 |
Succeeded by Camillo Benso di Cavour |
Preceded by Carlo Bon Compagni di Mombello |
Chairman of the Piedmontese Chamber of Deputies 1859–1860 |
Succeeded by Giovanni Lanza |
Preceded by Camillo Benso di Cavour |
Piedmontese Minister of the Interior 1859-1860 |
Succeeded by Camillo Benso di Cavour |
Preceded by Giovanni Lanza |
Chairman of the Italian Chamber of Deputies 1861–1862 |
Succeeded by Sebastiano Tecchio |
Preceded by Bettino Ricasoli |
Prime Minister of Italy 1862 |
Succeeded by Luigi Carlo Farini |
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs 1862 |
Succeeded by Giuseppe Pasolini | |
Italian Minister of the Interior 1862 |
Succeeded by Ubaldino Peruzzi | |
Preceded by Bettino Ricasoli |
Prime Minister of Italy 1867 |
Succeeded by Luigi Federico Menabrea |
Italian Minister of the Interior 1867 |
Succeeded by Filippo Antonio Gualterio |