biography
pronunciation:
[lanza]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1810–82)
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| biography:
| Italian politician and prime minister (1869–73), born in Casale Monferrato, Piedmont, N Italy. He took part in the 1st Independence War, and became minister for education (1855) and finance (1858) in Piedmont. A leading member of the ‘historic right’, he became interior minister under La Marmora (1864–5). His tenure as prime minister (1869–73) saw the annexation of Rome, the ‘guaranty law’ to regulate the relationship with the Vatican, and the implementation of a strong economic policy. |
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