Baron Baldassarre Squitti was a writer and professor of law in the

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" The University of Rome, and a member of the Italian Parliament, with Prime Minister

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. Squitti was born in Maida,

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in 1855, the son of Baron Tommaso Squitti and Rosina Astanti. He was the brother of Senator Nicola Squitti, and Eleanora Maria Squitti, children of Baron Tommaso Squitti,

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, Italy.

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was reported to be a lady companion of Queen Margherita of Savoy. Baldassarre was elected Member of Parliament for the Region of

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) from 1904 to 1913. Books written include the translation of "Institute of Roman Civil Law by the German writer, Eduardo BÖCKING" - (Naples, 1885).Istituzioni di Diritto Vivile Romano di Eduardo Bocking, NAPOLI, 1885

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