Second Ricasoli government
Ricasoli II government | |
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| Date formed | 20 June 1866 |
| Date dissolved | 10 April 1867 |
| People and organisations | |
Head of state | Victor Emmanuel II |
Head of government | Bettino Ricasoli |
Total no. of members | 9 |
Member party | Historical Right Historical Left |
Status in legislature | National unity government |
| History | |
| Predecessor | La Marmora III Cabinet |
| Successor | Rattazzi II Cabinet |
The second Ricasoli government of the Kingdom of Italy, also known as the Government of National Reconciliation (Italian: governo di conciliazione nazionale) because it led the country during the Third Italian War of Independence, held office from 20 June 1866 until 10 April 1867, a total of 294 days, or 9 months and 21 days. Composed of the Historical Right and Historical Left, it was led by Bettino Ricasoli of the Historical Right.[1]
History
As Prime Minister of Italy, Ricasoli refused Napoleon III's offer to cede Veneto (at that time part of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia) to Italy on condition that Italy should abandon the Prussian alliance, and also refused the Prussian decoration of the Black Eagle because Alfonso Ferraro La Marmora, author of the alliance, was not to receive it.[2] Upon the departure of the French troops from Rome at the end of 1866, he again attempted to conciliate the Holy See with a convention in virtue of which Italy would have restored to the Catholic Church the property of the suppressed religious orders in return for the gradual payment of 24,000,000. To mollify the Vatican, he conceded the exequatur to forty-five bishops inimical to the Italian government. The Vatican accepted his proposal; however, the Chamber of Deputies proved refractory, and although dissolved by Ricasoli, it returned more hostile than before. Without waiting for a vote, Ricasoli resigned from office and practically disappeared from political life.[2]
Government parties
| Party | Ideology | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historical Right | Conservatism | Bettino Ricasoli | |
| Historical Left | Liberalism | Urbano Rattazzi | |
Composition
References
- ↑ "II Governo Ricasoli". Storia.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- 1 2 One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Steed, Henry Wickham (1911). "Ricasoli, Bettino, Baron". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 287–288. Endnotes:
- Tabarrini and Gotti, Lettere e documenti del barone Bettino Ricasoli, 10 vols. (Florence, 1886–1894)
- Passerini, Genealogia e storia della famiglia Ricasoli (ibid. 1861)
- Gotti, Vita del barone Bettino Ricasoli (ibid. 1894).
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