Luigi de Margherita
Francesco Maria Luigi de Margherita (Demargherita) (Turin, October 9, 1783 - Turin, May 20, 1856) was an Italian lawyer, politician and jurist who worked to reform the institutions of the Kingdom of Sardinia.[1]
Luigi de Margherita | |
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Minister of grace and justice and ecclesiastical affairs of the Kingdom of Sardinia. | |
In office 30 March 1849 – 20 December 1849 | |
Monarch | Victor Emmanuel II |
Prime Minister | Claudio Gabriele de Launay |
Preceded by | Cesare Cristiani di Ravarano |
Succeeded by | Giuseppe Siccardi |
Senator for the Kingdom of Sardegna | |
In office 22 December 1849 – 20 May 1856 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 October 1783 Turin |
Died | 20 May 1856 Turin | (aged 72)
Alma mater | University of Turin |
Profession | Lawyer |
Biography
He was born in Turin in 1783 to Giovanni Francesco de Margherita and Benedetta De Caroli. Orphaned as a child, he was raised by his paternal uncle Andrea, an artillery colonel in the Sardinian army.[2]
De Margherita graduated in law in 1802 from the University of Turin, he immediately devoted himself to teaching. Regent of the chair of Canonical Institutions in 1817, in 1819 he became its holder, along with that of Civil Institutions; from 1822 he was also professor of Civil Law.[2]
De Margherita was appointed Baron by King
As minister of justice, he attempted to initiate reforms that would bring the organization of the
His political career came to an abrupt halt following a scandal. He had granted the legitimization of a natural daughter of the late Marquis Giovanni Battista Serra, who then became engaged to his son. Suspicion that he had acted out of self-interest, since legitimation involved a substantial inheritance,[2] forced him to resign on December 18, 1849. He did not retire from public life, however, remaining an adviser to the royal family and speaker of numerous bills, including those for reforming the ecclesiastical forum and establishing civil marriage.
He died on 20 May 1856