Urbano Rattazzi
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The Honourable Urbano Rattazzi |
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| 3rd Prime Minister of Italy | |
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In office 10 April 1867 – 27 October 1867 |
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| Monarch | Victor Emmanuel II |
| Preceded by | Bettino Ricasoli |
| Succeeded by | Luigi Federico Menabrea |
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In office 3 March 1862 – 8 December 1862 |
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| Monarch | Victor Emmanuel II |
| Preceded by | Bettino Ricasoli |
| Succeeded by | Luigi Carlo Farini |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
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In office 18 February 1861 – 3 March 1862 |
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| Monarch | Victor Emmanuel II |
| Preceded by | Giovanni Lanza |
| Succeeded by | Sebastiano Tecchio |
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In office 10 January 1859 – 21 January 1860 |
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| Monarch | Victor Emmanuel II |
| Preceded by | Carlo Bon Compagni |
| Succeeded by | Giovanni Lanza |
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In office 11 May 1852 – 27 October 1853 |
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| Monarch | Victor Emmanuel II |
| Preceded by | Pier Dionigi Pinelli |
| Succeeded by | Carlo Bon Compagni |
| Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies | |
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In office 18 February 1861 – 5 June 1873 |
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| Constituency |
Alessandria (1st) Tortona (2nd) |
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June 20, 1808 Alessandria, Piedmont-Sardinia |
| Died | June 5, 1873 (aged 64) Frosinone, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Historical Left |
| Spouse(s) | Marie Bonaparte-Wyse (m. 1863–73); his death |
| Children | Romana Rattazzi |
| Alma mater | University of Turin |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism (baptized) |
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Urbano Pio Francesco Rattazzi (Italian pronunciation: [urˈbano ratˈtattsi]; June 29, 1808 – June 5, 1873) was an Italian statesman, and along with the Count of Cavour, one of the Italy's founding fathers.
He was born in Alessandria (Piedmont). He studied law at Turin, and in 1838 began his practice, which met with marked success at the capital and Casale. In 1848, Rattazzi was sent to the Sardinian chamber of deputies in Turin as representative of his native town. He allied himself with the Liberal party, i.e. Democrats. By his debating powers, he contributed to the defeat of the Balbo ministry, and in August received the portfolio of Public Instruction, though he left office after a few days. In December, in the Gioberti cabinet, he became Minister of the Interior, and on the fall of Gioberti, in February 1849, Rattazzi was entrusted with the formation of a new cabinet. The defeat at Novara compelled Rattazzi's resignation in March 1849.
He left the Democrats for the Moderate Liberals, and formed the group of the center-left. This party formed a coalition with the center-right headed by Cavour. This coalition was known as the connubio, i.e. the union of the moderate men of the Right and of the Left, and brought about the fall of the d'Azeglio cabinet in November 1852 and the organization of a new ministry by Cavour. Rattazzi gave up a Parliament presidency in 1853 to become Minister of Justice and later Minister of the Interior. As Minister of the Interior, he carried a number of measures of reform, including that for the suppression of certain of the monastic orders, partial secularization of church property, and restricting the influence of the religious associations. This precipitated a bitter struggle with the Clerical party. During a momentary reaction of public opinion he resigned office in 1858, but again entered the cabinet under La Marmora in 1859 as Minister of the Interior.
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