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Urbano Rattazzi

Italian politician and prime minister (1862–3, 1867), born in Alessandria, Piedmont, N Italy. A deputy of the left in 1848, he opposed d'Azeglio. He made a deal (connubio) with Cavour in 1852 and supported his coalition government (1853). As minister of justice he proposed the confiscation of religious bodies' properties which provoked the ‘Calabiana crisis’ in 1855. He was interior minister in the Lamarmora cabinet (1859) and organized the plebiscites for annexation to Piedmont. Elected prime minister in 1862, he resigned after the Aspromonte clash in 1863. Appointed prime minister again in 1867 he was forced to resign later that year for his covert support of the Mentana clash.

Urbano Rattazzi
Prime Minister of Italy
In office
March 3 – December 8, 1862
Preceded by Bettino Ricasoli
Succeeded by Luigi Carlo Farini
Federico Luigi, Conte Menabrea
Born June 20, 1808
Alessandria
Died June 5, 1873
Frosinone
Political party Democrat (Historical Left)

Urbano Rattazzi (June 20, 1808 – June 5, 1873) was an Italian statesman.

Preceded by:
Pier Dionigi Pinelli
President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
1852-1853
Succeeded by:
Carlo Boncompagni
Preceded by:
Carlo Bon Compagni
President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
1859-1860
Succeeded by:
Giovanni Lanza
Preceded by:
Giovanni Lanza
President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
1861-1862
Succeeded by:
Sebastiano Tecchio
Preceded by:
Bettino Ricasoli
Prime Minister of Italy
1862
Succeeded by:
Luigi Carlo Farini
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1862
Succeeded by:
Giuseppe Pasolini
Italian Minister of the Interior
1862
Succeeded by:
Ubaldino Peruzzi
Preceded by:
Bettino Ricasoli
Prime Minister of Italy
1867
Succeeded by:
Federico Luigi, Conte Menabrea
Italian Minister of the Interior
1867
Succeeded by:
Filippo Antonio Gualterio

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