Emilio, marquis Visconti-Venosta

Emilio, marquis Visconti-Venosta (born Jan. 22, 1829, Milan [now in Italy]—died Nov. 24, 1914, Rome) was an Italian statesman whose political-diplomatic career of more than 50 years spanned Italian history from the Risorgimento to the power politics of World War I. A youthful participant in the revolutionary movement against Austrian rule that began in 1848, Visconti-Venosta was forced in 1859 to flee to Piedmont; he served the government there in a diplomatic capacity during the...