Jump to content

Leopoldo Torlonia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Jon Kolbert (talk | contribs) at 13:45, 14 June 2018 (Updating URL format for The New York Times archives). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Leopoldo Torlonia.

Leopoldo Torlonia (25 July 1853—23 October 1918) was an Italian nobleman and politician, who was Mayor of Rome from May 1882 to May 1887.[1]

He was the third duke of Poli and of Guadagnolo.[2]

He was dismissed from office in 1887 by then Prime Minister Francesco Crispi for congratulating Pope Leo XIII on his Jubilee.[3]

References

  1. ^ Secular Italy and Catholicism: 1848-1915 Archived 2007-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, John Rao
  2. ^ TORLONIA (genealogy)
  3. ^ Catholic's Aroused by Nathan's Attack (PDF), New York Times, October 2, 1910


Preceded by Mayor of Rome
1882–1887
Succeeded by