Luigi Facta

Luigi Facta

Luigi Facta (born November 16, 1861 in Pinerolo ; † November 5, 1930 ibid) was an Italian politician . He was the last President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) before the forcible takeover of the government by the fascists under Benito Mussolini following the later so-called March on Rome .

Life

Facta was born in Pinerolo in Piedmont . He entered politics in 1892 when, as a member of the Liberal Party, he became MP for Pinerolo in the Chamber of Deputies . He kept this seat for 30 years. During this time he worked almost continuously for various coalition governments in different offices; from 1910 to 1914 and from 1919 to 1920 Facta was Italian Finance Minister. When the First World War broke out , Facta initially wanted Italy to remain neutral, but after Italy entered the war , he changed his mind. His son was killed in the war and Facta said he was proud to have sacrificed a son to his country.

Facta was appointed Prime Minister in early 1922. Italy was shaken by political unrest and counted on Mussolini's fascist excesses. Facta was removed from office in July 1922 because he was unsuccessful in dealing with the fascists, but no one else was able to form a government, which is why Facta was again by King Victor Emmanuel III. was charged with forming a government. When Mussolini and the fascists marched on Rome in October 1922, the king refused to support him, even though the army was ready to put down the uprising. When the prime minister tried to react, the king resigned and appointed Mussolini prime minister. Mussolini did not openly oppose it; he became a senator in 1924 . He died in Pinerolo in 1930.

literature

• Giuseppe Sircana:  Facta, Luigi. In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 44:  Fabron-Farina. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1994.

Web links

Commons : Luigi Facta  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikiquote: Luigi Facta  - Quotes (Italian)

• Entry in the Portale storico of the Camera dei deputati
• Entry in the Senatori dell'Italia fascista database
• Newspaper article about Luigi Facta in the press kit of the 20th century of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .