Francesco Benedetto Arese Lucini, count of Barlassina ( Milan, 14 August 1805 – Florence, 25 May 1881) was a key figure of

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, senator of the Kingdom of Italy, knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation, son of

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, and nephew of Francesco Teodoro Arese Lucini. A descendant of the historic Milanese

Arese family The Arese (or Aresi, Aresio, or Arexio in ancient form) are a prominent family of the Milanese nobility. Origins Originating in the comune of Arese on the outskirts of Milan and descending from the Lombard Captains of Arexio (Capitanei d'Ar ...

, Francesco authored ''A trip to the prairies and in the interior of North America 1837-1838'', a diary of his journey with childhood friend Luis Napoleon Bonaparte, later Napoleone III. He was unofficial ambassador of Count Camillo Cavour in Paris during establishment of the Kingdom of Italy, negotiating concession of Nice and

Savoy Savoy (; frp, Savouè ; french: Savoie ) is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps. Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and Piedmont, the area extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Dauphiné in the south. Savo ...

to France.

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