Massimo d'Azeglio, Piedmontese-Italian statesman, novelist and painter (born 1798)

Massimo d'Azeglio

Italian statesman, novelist, and painter (1798–1866)

Massimo Taparelli, Marquess of Azeglio, commonly called Massimo d'Azeglio, was a Piedmontese-Italian statesman, novelist, and painter. He was Prime Minister of Sardinia for almost three years until succeeded by his rival Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour. A moderate liberal and…