Camillo Benso di Cavour

Camillo Benso di Cavour was born into a noble family in Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia, to Michele Giuseppe and Adélaïde Suzanne de Sellon.

Camillo Benso di Cavour enters the Military Academy of Turin, where he receives a rigorous education in military science and engineering.

Cavour completes his education and begins his military service, serving in the engineering corps of the Sardinian army.

Disillusioned with the conservative policies of the Sardinian monarchy, Cavour resigns from the military and begins to focus on political and economic reforms.

Cavour travels to England and France to study their political and economic systems, which deeply influences his liberal and progressive views.

Cavour returns to Italy and begins implementing agricultural reforms on his family estate, aiming to modernize and improve agricultural practices.

Cavour marries Virginia Biscaretti, a noblewoman from a prominent family, strengthening his social and political connections.

Cavour founds the newspaper 'Il Risorgimento' to promote liberal and constitutional reforms, advocating for a united Italy under a constitutional monarchy.

Cavour is elected to the Sardinian Parliament as a representative of Turin, where he quickly becomes a leading figure in the liberal reform movement.

Cavour is appointed Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, where he implements significant economic reforms and modernizes the infrastructure.

Cavour is appointed Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia, a position he uses to further his vision of Italian unification and modernization.

Cavour represents Sardinia at the Congress of Paris, where he lobbies for international support for Italian unification and gains valuable allies.

Cavour signs a secret treaty with Napoleon III of France, agreeing to support each other in the fight against Austria, a crucial step towards Italian unification.

Cavour supports Giuseppe Garibaldi's expedition to Sicily, which leads to the downfall of the Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and advances the cause of unification.

Cavour dies in Turin, just months after the declaration of the Kingdom of Italy, leaving behind a legacy as the architect of Italian unification.