Tommaso Tittoni

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Tommaso Tittoni

Tommaso Tittoni (born November 16, 1855 in Rome ; † February 7, 1931 ibid) was an Italian diplomat and politician and from March 12 to 27, 1905 President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister).

After studying law, he was elected to the House of Representatives as a conservative in 1886 , to which he was a member until 1897. From 1898 to 1900 he was prefect in Perugia , from 1900 to 1903 in Naples . He was then taken over by King Victor Emmanuel III. appointed senator . From 1903 to 1905 Tittoni was Foreign Minister under Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti and Prime Minister from March 12 to 27, 1905 (only for 15 days).

From February 1906 Tittoni served as ambassador in London , then he was foreign minister until 1909 (again under Giolitti) and from April 1910 to November 1916 as successor to Antonino Paternò-Castello ambassador in Paris . From June 23 to November 25, 1919 he was Foreign Minister for the third time, this time in the government of Francesco Saverio Nitti . During this time he was also head of the Italian delegation to the Paris Peace Conference . From December 1, 1919 to January 21, 1929, Tittoni was President of the Italian Senate. On April 8, 1923 he was by King Viktor Emanuel III. appointed Cavaliere dell'Annunziata .

After the March on Rome , Tittoni supported Benito Mussolini and was later appointed by him as the first president of the Accademia d'Italia , the most important cultural institution of fascist Italy . He held this office from October 28, 1929 to September 16, 1930.

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SURNAME Tittoni, Tommaso
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian politician, member of the Camera dei deputati
DATE OF BIRTH November 16, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH February 7, 1931
Place of death Rome