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词条 Louis-Emmanuel Corvetto
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  1. Early years

  2. Political career

  3. References

{{Infobox person
| name = Louis-Emmanuel Corvetto
| image = Corvetto, Louis-Emmanuel, d'après Quaglia.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Engraving by J.M.N. Frémy
after a painting by Fernando Quaglia
| birth_name = Luigi Emanuele Corvetto
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1756|07|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Genoa, Italy
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1821|05|21|1756|07|12|df=y}}
| death_place = Genoa, Italy
| nationality = Genoese, French
| other_names =
| occupation = Lawyer, politician
| known_for = Minister of Finance
}}

Louis-Emmanuel Corvetto (12 July 1756 – 21 May 1821) was a Genoese lawyer who supported the French Revolution, became a leading politician under the First French Empire and was a successful Minister of Finance at the start of the Bourbon Restoration.

Early years

Luigi Emanuele Corvetto was born in Genoa, Italy, on 12 July 1756.

His family originated in Nervi, {{convert|10|km}} east of Genoa.

He was the oldest son of Luigi Corvetto and Maddalena Turpia. His father was a professor of civil architecture in Genoa and his mother was from a family of merchants doing business in Amsterdam. At the age of eleven he entered the church school at Genoa, where he did well in classical studies and showing a strong taste for literature.

He then studied law, specializing in commercial and maritime law. He spoke excellent French.

In 1788 Corvetto married Anna Schiaffino in Geneo, from a well-known trading family. Of their children, two daughters survived and married.{{sfn|Antonetti|2013}}

Political career

Corvetto supported the French Revolution, and in 1797 was appointed Chairman of the Executive Board of the Ligurian Republic.

He became a member of the State Council in 1806. In 1814 he was naturalized as a French citizen.{{sfn|Louis Emmanuel, comte Corvetto, Larousse}}

Under the Bourbon Restoration Corvetto was appointed Minister of Finance, holding office from 26 September 1815 to 7 December 1818.{{sfn|Antonetti|2013}}

He was able to restore financial stability and reestablish the credit of the state.{{sfn|Louis Emmanuel, comte Corvetto, Larousse}}

Corvetto died in Genoa on 21 May 1821, aged 64.{{sfn|Antonetti|2013}}

References

Citations
Sources{{refbegin}}
  • {{cite book|ref=harv|url=http://librairie.immateriel.fr/fr/read_book/9782110948076/body-895-6#book_page_last

|last=Antonetti |first=Guy|date=25 January 2013 |language=French |publisher=Institut de la gestion publique et du développement économique
|title=Les ministres des Finances de la Révolution française au Second Empire (II)|ISBN=978-2-11-094807-6|chapter=Corvetto (Louis-Emmanuel)|accessdate=2014-04-15}}
  • {{cite web|ref={{harvid|Louis Emmanuel, comte Corvetto, Larousse}}|url=http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/personnage/Corvetto/114785

|title=Louis Emmanuel, comte Corvetto|work=Larousse|accessdate=2014-04-15}}{{refend}}{{First ministry of Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis de Richelieu}}{{Finance Ministers of France}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Corvetto, Louis-Emmanuel}}

6 : 1756 births|1821 deaths|French Ministers of Finance|18th-century Italian lawyers|19th-century Italian lawyers|Italian expatriates in France

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