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Alfonso La Marmora
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Italian general and statesman (1804-1878)
Key facts
- Monarch
- Victor Emmanuel II
- Preceded by
- Marco Minghetti
- Succeeded by
- Bettino Ricasoli
- Born
- ( 1804-11-18 ) 18 November 1804, Turin , French Empire
- Died
- 5 January 1878 (1878-01-05) (aged 73), Florence , Kingdom of Italy
- Party
- Independent
- Allegiance
- Kingdom of Sardinia , Kingdom of Italy
- Branch service
- Royal Italian Army
- Years of service
- 1823–1866
- Battles wars
- First Italian War of Independence Crimean War Siege of Sevastopol Battle of the Chernaya Second Italian War of Independence Brigantaggio Third Italian War of Independence Battle of Custoza
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alfonso
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Sardinia
- Place of birth
- Turin
- Place of death
- Florence
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Political party
- Historical Right
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Military rank
- general of the army
- Image
- Alfonso La Marmora foto cropped.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1804-11-18
- date of death
- 1878-01-05
- Commons category
- Alfonso La Marmora
- birth name
- Alfonso Ferrero della Marmora
- name in native language
- Alfonso La Marmora
- start of work period
- 1823-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora ( Italian pronunciation: [alˈfɔnso la ˈmarmora]; 18 November 1804 – 5 January 1878) was an Italian general and statesman. His older brothers include a soldier and a naturalist Alberto della Marmora and Alessandro Ferrero La Marmora, founder of the branch of the Italian army now called the Bersaglieri.
Biography
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