Giuseppe Giovanelli
Giuseppe Giovanelli (born December 5, 1824 in Venice , † September 11, 1886 in Lonigo ) was the second elected mayor of Venice from 1868 to 1875. In addition to his mayoral work, he was consigliere of Venice, Veneto and finally consigliere comunale of Lonigo and a member of the royal senate, the Senato del Regno (d'Italia) .
Life
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Giuseppe Giovanelli was born to Andrea Giovanelli and Maria Buri. The family belonged to the nobility of Venice, with titles from Tyrol , Austria and Hungary . Therefore he carried the full title Principe, conte di Marengo, Carpenedo, Telvara, San Pietro e dell'Impero, signore di Caldaro e di Laimbourg, patrizio veneto, nobile del Tirolo e delle provincie ereditarie d'Austria, magnate d'Ungheria .
He married Maria Chigi, who also came from the Venetian nobility. Their son was called Alberto.
In 1866 Giovanelli became a senator . In December 1868 he succeeded Giobatta Giustinians as second mayor (sindaco) of the city of Venice. Under his aegis, the towers at Fontego dei Turchi were inaugurated, which did not even exist in the original building.
The expansion of the small port la marittima , which was built between the Canale della Giudecca and the Canale Scomenzera, was important for the economic development of the city . In 1870 the Zecca was dissolved, and the millennial coinage ended with it. The building became the seat of the Venice Chamber of Commerce. On June 2nd the library that Giacinto Namias had donated to the city was inaugurated .
During his tenure, Giovanelli sat on the supervisory board (Consiglio d'amministrazione) of the Banca Agricola Italiana , then he was vice-president of the Venetian headquarters of the Banca nazionale , finally president of the cultural organizations of the Accademia di belle arti di Venezia and in 1868 a member of the Società geografica italiana , but he was also president of the Venetian seat of the Società italiana di navigazione , as well as the Società veneta per le imprese e costruzioni pubbliche . So he worked in the banking, construction and transport sectors.
He was Official and Commendatore of the Ordine della Corona d'Italia .
Web links
- GIOVANELLI Giuseppe , Senato della Repubblica (the date of birth does not seem to be entirely certain, possibly he was born on December 8th)
Remarks
- ↑ Aronne Rabbeno: Saggio di giurisprudenza agraria. Testo e commento , Turin, Naples 1869, p. 416.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Giovanelli, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mayor of Venice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1824 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Venice |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 1886 |
| Place of death | Venice |