Cavour
The Piedmont Prime Minister that United Italy
The Basics
- Born: August 10, 1810
- Died: June 6, 1861
- Religion: Calvinist
Achievements
- Prime Minister of Piedmont, a northern region of Italy
- Established his own newspaper
- Designed the constitutional structure of the Italian state
- Became the first Prime Minister of the newly united Italian State
- Believed in separation of church and state so strongly, he was was one of the only leaders at the time willing to negotiate with the Pope
- Eventually gained Rome and established the city as Italy's capital