Carlo Battaglini

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Carlo Battaglini (born July 2, 1812 in Cagiallo , † August 3, 1888 in Lugano ) was a Swiss politician . He was one of the leading radical liberal politicians in the canton of Ticino and held various offices. From 1858 to 1850, 1862 to 1875 and 1881 to 1887 he was a member of the National Council, and from 1855/56 to the Council of States . From 1878 until his death he was city ​​president of Lugano.

biography

The son of a lawyer was urged by his family to pursue an ecclesiastical career, which is why he entered the Collegio Elvetico in Milan in 1831. Battaglini, however, did not want to become a Catholic priest, and with his liberal views he aroused the suspicion of the Austrian police. In 1833 he left for Geneva to study law. The lectures by Pellegrino Rossi , the acquaintance with James Fazy and the contact with Italian exiles were formative for his further development . Under the influence of the freedom fighter Giuseppe Mazzini , Battaglini took part in his failed attempt at overthrowing the Kingdom of Savoy in 1834 . He completed his studies in 1835, returned to Ticino and gained practical experience in Giacomo Luvini's law firm .

Because of his charisma, Battaglini soon became a pioneer of democratic radicalism in Ticino. He was also receptive to the emerging ideas of socialism . He was a co-founder of the Società dei Carabinieri (Shooting Society ) and the Società degli Amici della Popolare Educazione (Association for the Promotion of Popular Education). From 1838 Battaglini wrote articles for the newspaper Reppublicano della Svizzera italiana for around two decades . In December 1839, when the radical liberals wrested power from the Catholic conservatives, he and Luvini were among the main actors in the revolution. He was then elected to the Grand Council of the Canton of Ticino, to which he belonged initially until 1848 and again from 1852 to 1888; he presided over the council seven times. In 1844 he represented Ticino as a delegate to the Diet . Battaglini was an exponent of the anti-clerical wing and advocated the secularization of the monasteries. He also dealt with the civil and criminal codes of Ticino.

In 1847 Battaglini was a colonel in the General Staff during the Sonderbund War . In October 1848 he ran successfully in the first parliamentary elections , but resigned after almost two years. The Grand Council elected him to the Council of States for the years 1855/56. In 1861 he played a key role in the negotiations on the regulation of the border between Ticino and Italy. In a by-election in the constituency of Ticino-South , he returned to the National Council in June 1862. In 1872 he ran unsuccessfully as a Federal Councilor . In 1875 and 1878 Battaglini succumbed to the renewed Catholic-conservative competition. In 1881 he was re-elected to the National Council, of which he was a member until 1887. From 1878 he also served as city ​​president of Lugano , ten years later he died in office.

Carlo Battaglini was married to Rosalia Bussolini. His son Antonio Battaglini , born in 1845, was later also a member of the Council of States.

literature

  • Andrea Ghiringhelli: Carlo Battaglini. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . May 3, 2016 , accessed May 4, 2020 .
  • Virgilio Gilardoni : La voce incomoda di Carlo Battaglini. In: Archivio Storico Ticinese , No. 18, pp. 85-100; No. 19, Casagrande, Bellinzona 1964, pp. 115-130.
  • Erich Gruner : Federal Assembly. Volume 1, Francke Verlag, Bern 1966, p. 723 f.
  • Giuseppe Martinola : Il pensiero politico ticinese dell'Ottocento. Casagrande, Bellinzona 1967.
  • Elvezio Pasquali: Carlo Battaglini. Imprimerie Allier, Grenoble 1972.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Carlo Battaglini National Councilor and Council of States on parlament.ch/de/biographie
  2. ↑ Bruno Wägli: Johann Jakob Scherer . In: Urs Altermatt (Ed.): Das Bundesratslexikon . NZZ Libro , Zurich 2019, ISBN 978-3-03810-218-2 , p. 138 .
  3. ↑ Celestino Trezzini: Carlo Battaglini In: Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Basel - Berikon, Volume 2, Attinger Verlag, Neuenburg 1921, pp. 44, 45.
personal data
SURNAME Battaglini, Carlo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1812
PLACE OF BIRTH Cagiallo
DATE OF DEATH August 3, 1888
Place of death Lugano