In the course of the Third Italian War of Independence, connected to the Austro-Prussian War
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Camillo Benso di Cavour
Camillo Paolo Filippo Giulio Benso, Count of Cavour, Isolabella and Leri, generally known as the Count of Cavour or simply Cavour, was an Italian politician, statesman, businessman, economist, and noble, and a leading figure in the movement towards Italian unification. He was one of the leaders of the Historical Right and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1852, a position he maintaine…
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business · First Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy from March to June in 1861 · politician · diplomat · businessperson · writer · also Camillo Benso di Cavour, Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Cavour, Count Camillo Benso de Cavour
Born 10 August 1810 · Died 6 June 1861 · Q166092
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The Collegio dei Nobili, the oldest high school in Turin (founded 1568), and among the oldest and most prominent ones in Italy, was renamed the Liceo Ginnasio statale "Camillo Benso di Cavour" (Liceo classico Cavour)
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1861· 6 entries
Died 1861-06-06.
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Career landmark: minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1861).
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Career landmark: minister of War of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1861).
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At the peak of his career, months of long days coupled with insomnia and constant worry took their toll on Cavour
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Victor Emmanuel II declared the Kingdom of Italy, making Cavour Prime Minister of Italy
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1861).
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1860· 5 entries
Career landmark: minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1860–1861).
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Career landmark: minister of interior of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1860–1860).
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Career landmark: minister of War of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1860–1861).
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Career landmark: minister of the Navy of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1860–1861).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1860–1861).
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1858· 1 entry
Career landmark: minister of interior of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1858–1859).
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1856· 2 entries
Career landmark: minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1856–1858).
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Career landmark: minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1856–1859).
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1855· 3 entries
Career landmark: minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1855–1855).
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Career landmark: minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1855–1855).
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Career landmark: minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1855–1856).
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1852· 3 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1852–1859).
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Career landmark: minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1852–1852).
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Career landmark: minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1852–1855).
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1851· 2 entries
Cavour gained a Cabinet promotion to Minister of Finance by working against his colleague from inside the Cabinet in a somewhat disreputable takeover, although this was to Piedmont's advantage because of his many economi
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Career landmark: minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1851–1852).
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1850· 1 entry
Career landmark: minister of Agriculture and Trade of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1850–1852).
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1810· 1 entry
Born 1810-08-10.
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