Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
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Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour 🇮🇹

Camillo Paolo Filippo Giulio Benso, conte di Cavour (Known as "Primo Ministro")
Primo Ministro, Statesman, Political Leader, Historical Figure
Born 1810-08-10 🇮🇹 Turin, Italy
Passed Away 1861-06-06 Turin, Italy
Lifespan 50 years old
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Archival Overview

Political architect of Italian unification; balanced revolutionary popular passion with sophisticated constitutional diplomacy.

Biographical Record

Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, was an Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement towards Italian unification (the Risorgimento). As Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont, his pragmatic statecraft, alliance with Napoleon III, and parliamentary leadership engineered the founding of the unified Kingdom of Italy in 1861.

Political architect of Italian unification; balanced revolutionary popular passion with sophisticated constitutional diplomacy.

Key Life Milestones

1858-07-21

Plombières Agreement

Concluded secret pact with Emperor Napoleon III of France, securing military backing against Austria to unify northern Italy.

1861-03-17

Proclamation of Kingdom of Italy

Achieved the proclamation of the unified Kingdom of Italy under King Victor Emmanuel II, becoming its first Prime Minister.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Benso Family Crypt, Santena, Piedmont, Italy
Turin, Italy
GPS: 41.9028, 12.4964
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