Edoardo Agnelli (18 July 1831 – 7 November 1871) was an Italian entrepreneur and politician.
Biography edit
Edoardo Carlo Tommaso Agnelli, better known as Edoardo Agnelli, was the youngest son of Giuseppe Francesco Agnelli and Anna Maria Maggia. He was the father of Giovanni Agnelli, co-founder of Fiat S.p.A.[1] At birth, he was baptized at home with the Superior's permission and six days later in the Church of San Carlo in Turin. His godparents were Tommaso Ferrero and Anna Maria Chiarini.[2]
Agnelli participated in the administration of Villar Perosa and was a member of the city board since 1866. He became a protagonist of the city life in the Turin of his time.[3] He was also active in the cultural field by joining the Society for Promotion of the Fine Arts.[4]
Marriage and descendants edit
In 1865, Agnelli married Aniceta Frisetti, who belonged to a wealthy family and with whom he had three children:
- Giovanni, co-founder of Fiat, who was born in Villar Perosa on 13 August 1866 and died in Turin on 16 December 1945.[5]
- Carolina, who was born in the house of Via Cernaia 30 in Turin on 11 April 1868 and died at an early age.[6]
- Felicita Carola Anna Giustina Maria, who was born in Villar Perosa on 3 November 1869 and died at a young age on 22 February 1871.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ Mola di Nomaglio, Gustavo (1998). Gli Agnelli. Storia e genealogia di una grande famiglia piemontese dal XVI secolo al 1866. Turin: Centro Studi Piemontesi. p. 134. ISBN 88-8262-099-9.
- ^ Libri di battesimo, 1801–1837 (in Italian), Turin: Archive of the Parish of San Carlo, f. 551, 630
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link). - ^ "Vi racconto le famiglie Agnelli e Frisetti. Di Giulia Ajmone Marsan". Focus (in Italian). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Elenco Soci (in Italian), Turin: Society for Promotion of the Fine Arts, 1864, p. 7.
- ^ Registro atti di battesimo dal 1866 al 1871 (in Italian), Turin: Archive of the Parish of Villar Perosa, act No. 25
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link). - ^ Atti di nascita (in Italian), Turin: Civil Status Archive of Turin, 1868, act No. 958, office 1, part 1
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link). - ^ Registro atti di battesimo dal 1866 al 1872 (in Italian), Turin: Archive of the Parish of Santa Barbara, act No. 142/1869
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link). - ^ Atti di morte (in Italian), Turin: Archive of the Parish of Santa Barbara, 1871, act No. 631, office 1, part 1
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Further reading edit
- Ajmone Marsan, Giulia (2011). Aniceta & Edoardo. Le famiglie Frisetti e Agnelli agli esordi dell'imprenditoria torinese (in Italian). Turin: Centro Studi Piemontesi. ISBN 978-88-8262-308-1.
- Ferrante, Marco (2007). Casa Agnelli. Storie e personaggi dell'ultima dinastia italiana (in Italian). Milan: Mondadori. ISBN 978-88-04-56673-1.