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| − | '''Count Cavour''' lived from August 10, 1810 to June 6, 1861. A native of Turin, he became premier of Piedmont in 1852 and sought the unification of [[Italy]] through slowly acquiring more land for Piedmont. In 1859, he used [[Napoleon III]]'s war with [[Austria]] to his advantage to gain the central Italian states. He invaded the [[Papal States]] and had [[Garibaldi]], who had been doing his own conquests, unify with him. The acquisition of all of Italy was almost complete when he died in 1861. | + | '''Count Cavour''' lived from August 10, 1810, to June 6, 1861. A native of Turin, he became premier of Piedmont in 1852 and sought the unification of [[Italy]] through slowly acquiring more land for Piedmont. In 1859, he used [[Napoleon III]]'s war with [[Austria]] to his advantage to gain the central Italian states. He invaded the [[Papal States]] and had [[Garibaldi]], who had been doing his own conquests, unify with him. The acquisition of all of Italy was almost complete when he died in 1861. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | *The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989 | |
| − | The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989 | ||
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| − | + | [[Category:Italian People]] | |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Statesmen]] |
Latest revision as of 13:38, June 6, 2018
Count Cavour lived from August 10, 1810, to June 6, 1861. A native of Turin, he became premier of Piedmont in 1852 and sought the unification of Italy through slowly acquiring more land for Piedmont. In 1859, he used Napoleon III's war with Austria to his advantage to gain the central Italian states. He invaded the Papal States and had Garibaldi, who had been doing his own conquests, unify with him. The acquisition of all of Italy was almost complete when he died in 1861.
Sources
- The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989