Luigi Des Ambrois
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Luigi Des Ambrois De Nevanche (1807 - 1874) was Piedmontese statesman that become president of the Senate
after Italian unification
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, son of an officer of Sardinian army, in 1828 he graduated in law in Turin
, soon after his degree he entered as assistant of the district attorney of Turin. In 1841 he was named as prefect
of Nice
and in 1844 king Charles Albert named him mister of Interior. During his tenure as minister he supported the construction of new railways and started the planning of Fejus tunnel
, he also supported the implementing of the education for the young teachers and the sons of working class families. In 1847 the king accepted his idea and the ministry of the interior was divided in 3 other department: Public Education, Public Works and Interior. After 1847 he become minister of public works. In 1848 he was one of the authors of Statuto Albertino
, in July he left his post as minister. In the years after the 1848 he was elected as member of the lower house
of the kingdom of Sardinia but he was soon named as president of Council of State
. In 1859 he was the head of the Sardinian delegation at the congress of Zurich
after the Italian Second war of independence.
In 1849 he was also named senator of the kingdom, in 1874 he was elected president of the senate but he died 3 weeks later.
Italian Senate
The Senate of the Republic is the upper house of the Italian Parliament. It was established in its current form on 8 May 1948, but previously existed during the Kingdom of Italy as Senato del Regno , itself a continuation of the Senato Subalpino of Sardinia-Piedmont established on 8 May 1848...
after Italian unification
Italian unification
Italian unification was the political and social movement that agglomerated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of Italy in the 19th century...
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Life
Born in OulxOulx
Oulx is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km west of Turin, in the Susa Valley on the border with France.-Names:...
, son of an officer of Sardinian army, in 1828 he graduated in law in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, soon after his degree he entered as assistant of the district attorney of Turin. In 1841 he was named as prefect
Prefect
Prefect is a magisterial title of varying definition....
of Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
and in 1844 king Charles Albert named him mister of Interior. During his tenure as minister he supported the construction of new railways and started the planning of Fejus tunnel
Fréjus Rail Tunnel
The Fréjus Rail Tunnel is a rail tunnel of length in the European Alps, carrying the Turin–Modane railway through Mount Cenis to an end on connection with the Culoz–Modane railway and linking Modane, France and Bardonecchia, Italy...
, he also supported the implementing of the education for the young teachers and the sons of working class families. In 1847 the king accepted his idea and the ministry of the interior was divided in 3 other department: Public Education, Public Works and Interior. After 1847 he become minister of public works. In 1848 he was one of the authors of Statuto Albertino
Statuto Albertino
The Statuto Albertino or Albertine Statute was the constitution that King Charles Albert conceded to the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia in Italy on 4 March 1848...
, in July he left his post as minister. In the years after the 1848 he was elected as member of the lower house
Italian Chamber of Deputies
The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
of the kingdom of Sardinia but he was soon named as president of Council of State
Italian Council of State
The Consiglio di Stato is a legal-administrative consultative body and ensures the legality of public administration in Italy. The council has jurisdiction on acts of all administrative authorities, except when these authorities lack discretionary power, in which case the dispute is considered to...
. In 1859 he was the head of the Sardinian delegation at the congress of Zurich
Treaty of Zurich
The Treaty of Zurich was signed by the Austrian Empire, the French Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia on November 10, 1859. The agreement was a reaffirmation of the terms of the preliminary peace of Villafranca, which brought the Austro-Sardinian War to an official close...
after the Italian Second war of independence.
In 1849 he was also named senator of the kingdom, in 1874 he was elected president of the senate but he died 3 weeks later.