Carlo Compans de Brichanteau

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Marquis Carlo Compans de Brichanteau de Challant, Conte di Ala (born April 30, 1845 in Chambéry , Savoy , † November 2, 1925 in Turin ) was an Italian politician and sports politician , founding president of CONI from 1914 to 1920.

Life

He received military training, became a lieutenant in the cavalry , but was a successful candidate as a member of the House of Representatives ( Camera dei deputati ) of the Kingdom of Italy (for the Marquis ) as early as 1876 and remained a member until 1919 (from the 13th to the 20th legislative period) Member of the Turin constituency. He was State Secretary for Post and Telegraphy (1889–1891) and for Agriculture (1896–1897). From 1889 onwards he was the President of the United Insurance Companies of Italy ( Assicuratrice Italiana ). and President of the Central Committee for Preparing the Mont Blanc Tunnel , which, however, was no longer completed during his lifetime. In 1908 and 1912 he was President of the Italian Committee for Participation in the Olympic Games and also head of the delegation of the Italian Olympic team. In this capacity he applied for Italy to host the Olympic Games. In 1910 he became the president of the Turin Stadium Company, which ensured the financing and maintenance of the largest stadium in Italy. The stadium (for 40,000 spectators) was the jewel of the Turin World Exhibition in 1911 . He was then founding president of the Italian Olympic Committee ( CONI ), 1914-1920. In the times of the new democracy, however, the CONI separated from him because he was a symbol of the old kingdom.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ storia.camera.it
  2. ^ Anna Maria Galli: La formazione e lo sviluppo del sistema bancario in Europe e in Italia: letture scelte. Vita e pensiero, Milan 1992, ISBN 88-343-9575-1 , p. 600.
  3. ↑ dati.acs.beniculturali.it ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / dati.acs.beniculturali.it
  4. ^ Arnd Krüger : Neo-Olympism between nationalism and internationalism. In: Horst Ueberhorst (Ed.): History of physical exercises. Volume 3/1, Bartels & Wernitz, Berlin 1980, pp. 522-568.
personal data
SURNAME Compans de Brichanteau, Carlo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Compans de Brichanteau, Carlo Conte di Ala; Compans de Brichanteau de Challant, Carlo Conte di Ala
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian military, politician and sports official
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH Chambéry , Savoy
DATE OF DEATH November 2, 1925
Place of death Turin