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Camillo Benso di Cavour Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Camillo Benso di Cavour, based on 17 World History Database records associated with Italy.

17 records1852–186112 events5 places

Chronological biography

1852

Constitution of Italy1852

Government / Government of Italy · Count · Prime Minister of Italy

Makes Sardinia-Piedmont a model state for Italian unification. Adopts free trade, judicial reform & religious freedom

Constitution of Italy1852

Government / Government of Italy · Count · Prime Minister of Italy · Rome

Makes Sardinia-Piedmont a model state for Italian unification. A "free Church in a free state". Adopts free trade, judicial reform & religious freedom

Free State1852

Government / Government of Italy · Count · Prime Minister of Italy · Rome

A "free Church in a free state"

Prime Minister of Italy1852

Government / Government of Italy · Count · Prime Minister of Italy

Appointed Prime Minister of Sardinia-Piedmont. Appointed Prime Minister of Italy

1855

Crimean Diplomacy1855

Warfare / Crimean War · Count · Prime Minister of Sardinia-Piedmont · Turin

Uses Sardinia's participation in the war to strengthen its claim to a place in European diplomacy.

Alliance Camillo Benso di Cavour and AlliesJanuary 1855

Warfare / Crimean War · Count · Prime Minister of Italy

Sends 10,000 Piedmontese troops to assist the Allies.

Sardinian Alliance10 January 1855

Warfare / Crimean War · Count · Prime Minister of Sardinia-Piedmont · Turin

Sends Sardinian troops to support the Allies.

1856

Congress of Paris1856

Warfare / Crimean War · Count · Prime Minister of Sardinia-Piedmont · Paris

Uses Sardinia's place at the peace congress to raise the Italian question before the European powers.

1857

NAUI1857

Government / Government of Italy · Count · Prime Minister of Italy

Founds the National Association for the Union of Italy

1858

International Agreement1858

Government / Government of Italy · Count · Prime Minister of Italy

Agrees France having Nice & Savoy for its support in Italian unification

Meeting with Napoleon in secret1858

Government / Government of Italy · Count · Prime Minister of Italy · Plombieres

Obtains support to expel Austria from Lombardy & Venetia. Meets Napoleon in secret

Unification1858

Government / Government of Italy · Count · Prime Minister of Italy · Plombieres

Unites Italy under Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia

1860

Unification1860

Government / Government of Italy · Count · Prime Minister of Italy · Piedmont

Tuscany, Parmam, Modena & Romagna vote in favor of union with Piedmont

Unification1860

Warfare / Military · Count

Piedmont annexes central Italy, France gains Savoy & Nice

Prime Minister of ItalyJanuary 1860

Government / Government of Italy · Count · Prime Minister of Italy

Appointed Prime Minister of Piedmont

UnificationJanuary 1860

Government / Government of Italy · Count · Prime Minister of Italy · Piedmont

Intends to unite the duchies of Parma, Modena, Romagna & Tuscany

1861

Death of Camillo Benso di Cavour6 June 1861

House / House of Cavour · Count · Turin

Death of Camillo Benso di Cavour

Titles and roles

Count · Count · Prime Minister of Italy · Count · Prime Minister of Sardinia-Piedmont

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.