Luigi Carlo Farini
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Luigi Carlo Farini | |
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Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
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Born | Russi, Kingdom of Italy | 22 October 1812
Died | 1 August 1866 Quarto dei Mille near Genoa, Kingdom of Italy | (aged 53)
Political party | Historical Right |
Luigi Carlo Farini (22 October 1812 – 1 August 1866) was an Italian physician, statesman and historian.
Biography
Farini was born at Russi, in what is now the province of Ravenna.
After completing a brilliant university course at Bologna, which he interrupted to take part in the revolution of 1831, he practised as a physician at Russi and at Ravenna. He acquired a considerable reputation, but in 1843 his political opinions brought him under the suspicion of the police and caused his expulsion from the papal states. He resided successively in Florence and Paris, and travelled about Europe as private physician to Prince Jérôme Bonaparte, but when Pius IX was elected to the Holy See and began his reign with apparently Liberal and nationalist tendencies, Farini returned to Italy and was appointed secretary-general to G Recchi, the minister of the interior (March 1848).
But he held office for little more than a month, since like all the other Italian Liberals he disapproved of the Pius IX's change of front in refusing to allow his troops to fight against Austria, and resigned with the rest of the ministry on 29 April. Pius, wishing to counteract the effect of this policy, sent Farini to Charles Albert, king of Sardinia, to hand over the command of the papal contingent to him. Elected member of parliament for Faenza, he was again appointed secretary to the ministry of the interior in the Mamiani cabinet, and later director-general of the public health department.
He resigned office on the proclamation of the republic after the flight of the pope to
In 1851 he was appointed minister of public instruction in the
When on the outbreak of the war of 1859
Annexation to Piedmont having been voted by
His son Domenico Farini had also a distinguished political career and was three times President of the Chamber of Deputies and President of the Senate.
See also
Sources
public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Farini, Luigi Carlo". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 179–180.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in theExternal links
- La diplomazia e la quistione Italiana, lettera By Luigi Carlo Farini
- Lo stato Romano dall'anno 1815 all'anno 1850 By Luigi Carlo Farini Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III, Vol. IV