Carlo Sforza

Carlo Sforza (1921)

Carlo Sforza (born September 24, 1872 in Montignoso , † September 4, 1952 in Rome ) was an Italian politician.

Carlo Sforza came from a sideline of the once influential noble family Sforza . In 1896 he entered the diplomatic service in his home country. From 1911 to 1915 he was chargé d'affaires in Beijing and then in Serbia until 1918 . In 1919 he was first Undersecretary of State and in 1920 Foreign Minister in the cabinet of Giovanni Giolitti . Sforza became known through a border drawing proposal ( Sforza line ) when Upper Silesia was divided in 1921, which reflected French interests and which was also implemented. He campaigned for a reconciliation with Yugoslavia and was prepared to compromise , especially in the dispute over Rijeka . As a result, he came under pressure in the Italian public, in particular from the supporters of Benito Mussolini . In June 1921 he resigned as minister.

In 1922 Sforza succeeded Lelio Bonin Longare as ambassador in Paris , but gave up this position after a few months because he did not want to serve the new fascist rulers in Rome. Internationally, this step, as well as the following, identical decision of the ambassador in Berlin, Frassati, caused a sensation. In 1927 Sforza had to go into exile, which he spent in France , England , Switzerland and, from 1940, in the USA. During this time he drafted plans for a central European and Mediterranean federation.

Sforza returned to Italy in October 1943. In 1945 he took over the chairmanship of the Consulta Nazionale (a government-appointed transitional parliament) and in 1946 he was elected to the Constituent Assembly. In the same year he joined the Partito Repubblicano Italiano , from 1947 to 1951 he held the post of Foreign Minister under Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi, and during this time Italy joined NATO . In 1946 he was instrumental in the abdication of King Viktor Emanuel III. with, in 1949 he developed the Bevin Sforza Plan . He was a senator from 1948 until his death .

literature

• Carlo Graf Sforza , Internationales Biographisches Archiv 39/1952 from September 15, 1952, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)

Web links

• Biographical data at the Italian Parliament
• Newspaper article about Carlo Sforza in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Target in Palazzo Chigi . In: Der Spiegel . No. 13 , 1948 ( online ).