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Carlo Felice Nicolis, conte di Robilant (8 August 1826 – 17 October 1888), Italianstatesman anddiplomat, was a native ofTurin.
He entered the army, and lost his left hand atNovara, where he wasaide-de-camp toCharles Albert, king of Piedmont. He fought in 1859, and reached the grade of general in theAustrian campaign of 1866, after which he served on thedelimitation commission. He was chief of the Military Academy, and in 1867 was made prefect ofRavenna to suppress political disorder. He was defeated at Turin in theelections for the Chambrin in 1870, and was sent in 1871 asminister plenipotentiary toVienna, where he subsequently becameambassador.[1]
He was connected with thePrussian nobility through his mother, he married an Austrian, a daughter ofPrince Edmund Clary-Aldringen. In spite of the active part he had taken in driving Austria from Italy, he was apersona grata in Vienna, and his policy was steadily directed to an alliance between the two powers. This was accomplished by the secret terms of theTriple Alliance in 1882. He was recalled toRome in 1885 to become minister for foreign affairs in theDepretis cabinet.[1]
Robilant's independent attitude as foreign minister secured greater consideration for Italy from her allies, but he did not adapt himself to the exigencies of domestic politics, and his excessive unpopularity contributed to the downfall of the ministry on February 7, 1887, consequent on an adverse vote on theMassawa question.[1]
Before leaving office, he completed the negotiations for the renewal of the Triple Alliance, and for its extension to cover Anglo-Italian co-operation in theMediterranean. In the new Depretis-Crispi administration Robilant was not included. He was sent toLondon as ambassador in the next year, but died two months after his arrival.[1]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Robilant, Carlo Felice Nicolis, Conte di".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 420.| International | |
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