Vittorio Emanuele Taparelli d'Azeglio
The Marquis D'Azeglio as caricatured by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, June 1874
Vittorio Emanuele Taparelli d'Azeglio (17 September 1816 - 24 April 1890) was an Italian diplomat and politician born in Turin.
Biography[edit]
Taparelli was descended from Piedmontese nobility, the marchesi d'Azeglio (margraves of Azeglio). His father was Roberto d'Azeglio, older brother of statesman Massimo d'Azeglio. He served as a Sardinian diplomat and eventually as minister, including postings to Bavaria, Vienna, The Hague, St Petersburg, London and Paris.
He was a co-founder of the St James's Club in London in 1857. He was an art collector, and was for a time President of the Burlington Fine Arts Club in London.
On his retirement from the diplomatic service in 1871 he was appointed a senator in the 11th Legislature of the Kingdom of Italy.
Honours[edit]
- Knight Grand cross in the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ British and Foreign State Papers, Volume 57
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