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Cesare Mattei
Biography Cesare Mattei was born in Bologna on 11 January 1809 in the wealthy family, and grew up in contact with the greatest thinkers of the time such as Minghetti and Paolo Costa (poet), Paolo Costa. In 1837 he was one of the founders of the Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna, Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna. He received the title of count in 1847 from Pope Pius IX for a land donation in that of Comacchio which would have helped the Papal States to stop the Austrian advance. He was appointed Deputy to the Enlistment Council of the Bolognese Civic Guard with the rank of lieutenant colonel and chief of the General Staff, a position which was later abandoned as he was elected, in 1848, deputy to the Parliament of Rome. In 1850, after the death of his mother due to a tumor, he decided to retire from political life to devote himself to the study of medicine. He bought the land where the ruins of the ancient fortress of Savignano (Grizzana Morandi) , Savignano stood and on November 5 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1992. p. 73. . The etymologically related English term "county" denoted the territories associated with the countship. Definition The word ''count'' came into English from the French ''comte'', itself from Latin ''comes''—in its accusative ''comitem''—meaning “companion”, and later “companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor”. The adjective form of the word is "comital". The British and Irish equivalent is an earl (whose wife is a "countess", for lack of an English term). In the late Roman Empire, the Latin title ''comes'' denoted the high rank of various courtiers and provincial officials, either military or administrative: before Anthemius became emperor in the West in 467, he was a military ''comes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
