The Life And Times of Cavour

1914. Part 2 of 2. The biography of one of Italy's greatest statesmen of the 19th century. Count Camillo Benso di Cavour was the driving force behind the unification of Italy under Victor Emmanuel II, King of Sardinia. Cavour founded the newspaper Il Risorgimento to further the cause of unification. As Premier of Piedmont he obtained international support by forming an alliance with France and participating in the Crimean and Franco-Austrian wars. In 1861 he saw Victor Emmanuel crowned King of a united Italy and became Italy's first Premier. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 1417914033.