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Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour

1810 - 1861

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Camillo Paolo Filippo Giulio Benso, Count of Cavour, Isolabella and Leri (Italian: [kaˈmillo ˈbɛnso]; 10 August 1810 – 6 June 1861), generally known as the Count of Cavour ( kə-VOOR; Italian: Conte di Cavour [ˈkonte di kaˈvur]) or simply Cavour, was an Italian politician, statesman, businessman, economist, and noble, and a leading figure in the movement towards Italian unification. He was one of the leaders of the Historical Right and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1852, a position he maintained (except for a six-month resignation) until his death, throughout the Second Italian War of Independence and Giuseppe Garibaldi's campaigns to unite Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour is the 571st most popular politician (up from 600th in 2019), the 211th most popular biography from France (up from 256th in 2019) and the 56th most popular French Politician.

Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour was a politician who served as the Prime Minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, a position he held three times. His most famous accomplishment was leading the unification of Italy.

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Among politicians, Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour ranks 571 out of 19,576. Before him are Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, Rüstem Pasha, Charles IV of France, Aurelian, Hafsa Sultan, and Yazid I. After him are Şehzade Bayezid, Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, Shinzō Abe, Mary of Burgundy, Friedrich Merz, and Władysław II Jagiełło.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1810, Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour ranks 4. Before him are Frédéric Chopin, Pope Leo XIII, and Robert Schumann. After him are P. T. Barnum, Éliphas Lévi, Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, Theodor Schwann, Howard Staunton, Alfred de Musset, Alexandre Colonna-Walewski, and Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet. Among people deceased in 1861, Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour ranks 6. Before him are Albert, Prince Consort, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Abdulmejid I, Frederick William IV of Prussia, and Taras Shevchenko. After him are Xianfeng Emperor, Friedrich Carl von Savigny, Pedro V of Portugal, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Pavel Jozef Šafárik, and Lola Montez.

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In France

Among people born in France, Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour ranks 211 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles Gounod (1818), Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754), Zinedine Zidane (1972), Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928), Charles IV of France (1294), and Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934). After him are Petronius (27), Erik Satie (1866), Pope Sylvester II (938), Charles the Bold (1433), Jacques Cousteau (1910), and Jeanne Calment (1875).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour ranks 56. Before him are Louis VII of France (1120), Henry II of England (1133), Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172), Philip VI of France (1293), Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928), and Charles IV of France (1294). After him are Louis XI of France (1423), Carloman I (751), Louis, Grand Dauphin (1661), Richard II of England (1367), Louis X of France (1289), and John II of France (1319).

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