Alessandro Fortis

Alessandro Fortis (born 1842, Forlì, Papal States [Italy]—died Dec. 4, 1909, Rome) was a statesman, of strong republican views during the Risorgimento, the 19th-century unification of Italy. Later, under the monarchy, he held several governmental posts, including that of premier (1905–06). Fortis fought as a volunteer with Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1866 and 1867. After the unification of Italy as a monarchy, he remained an ardent republican and was arrested on Aug. 2, 1874, for conspiring...