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Count Camillo Benso De Cavour <ref name="term_70600" />
<p> One of the greatest of modern statesmen, born the younger son of a Piedmontese family at Turin; entered the army, but was precluded from a military career by his liberal opinions; retired, and for 16 years laboured as a private gentleman to improve the social and economic condition of Piedmont; in 1847 he threw himself into the great movement which resulted in the independence and unification of Italy; for the next 14 years, as editor of <i> Il Risorgimento </i> , member of the chamber of deputies, holder of various portfolios in the government, and ultimately as prime minister of the kingdom of Sardinia, he obtained a constitution and representative government for his country, improved its fiscal and financial condition, and raised it to a place of influence in Europe; he co-operated with the allies in the Crimean war; negotiated with Napoleon III. for the expulsion of the Austrians from Italy, and so precipitated the successful war of 1859; he encouraged [[Garibaldi]] in the expedition of 1860, which liberated [[Sicily]] and Southern Italy, and saw the parliament of 1861 summoned, and [[Victor]] [[Emmanuel]] declared king of Italy; but the strain of his labours broke his health, and he died a few months later (1810-1861). </p>

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