Francesco Benedetto Arese Lucini

Francesco Benedetto Arese Lucini, count of Barlassina (14 August 1805 in Milan – 25 May 1881 in Florence) was a key figure of Italian unification, senator of the Kingdom of Italy, knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation, son of Antonietta Fagnani Arese, and nephew of Francesco Teodoro Arese Lucini.

Aristide Calani, Portrait of Francesco Arese Lucini, Il Parlamento del Regno d'Italia, 1861

A descendant of the historic Milanese Arese family, 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.[1] He was unofficial ambassador of Count Camillo Cavour in Paris during establishment of the Kingdom of Italy, negotiating concession of Nice and Savoy to France.[2]

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  1. ^ Arese, conte Francesco (1934). A Trip to the Prairies and in the Interior of North America 1837-1838: Travel Notes. Harbor Press.
  2. ^ G. Cisotto, L. Vignati, G. Leoni (2002). "Malvaglio - Induno Padregnano - Robecchetto" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)