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Date c. 1815 - 1870

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Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Italian revolutionary
Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour
Camillo Benso, count di Cavour
Piedmontese statesman
Giuseppe Mazzini
Giuseppe Mazzini
Italian revolutionary
Francesco Crispi
Italian statesman
Charles Albert of Sardinia-Piedmont
Charles Albert
king of Sardinia-Piedmont
Attilio Bandiera
Bandiera brothers
Italian revolutionaries
Attilio Bandiera
Italian revolutionary
Emilio Bandiera
Italian revolutionary
Luigi Carlo Farini
Italian physician, historian, and statesman
Giuseppe La Farina
Italian revolutionary, writer, and historian
Cattaneo, Carlo
Carlo Cattaneo
Italian politician
Victor Emmanuel II
Victor Emmanuel II
king of Italy
Nicola Fabrizi
Italian revolutionary
Cesare, Count Balbo
prime minister of Sardinia-Piedmont
Pasquale Stanislao Mancini
Italian statesman
Ugo Bassi
Italian priest
Massimo Taparelli, marquis d’Azeglio
Italian author and statesman
Manfredo Fanti
Italian general
Carlo Poerio
Italian revolutionary
Guglielmo Pepe
Italian soldier