Count Camillo Benso di Cavour (aug 10, 1810 – jul 6, 1861)
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A key figure in the Risorgimento, the Italian unification movement, and is considered one of the "fathers of Italy." He served as the first prime minister of the Kingdom of Italy. Cavour was a skilled diplomat, politician, and statesman, known for his modernization efforts in Piedmont and his strategic alliances with France to achieve Italian unification.
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