Vittorio Emanuele Taparelli d'Azeglio
Vittorio Emanuele Taparelli d'Azeglio (17 September 1816 - 24 April 1890) was an Italian diplomat and politician born in Turin.
Taparelli was descended from Piedmontese nobility, the marchesi d'Azeglio (margraves of Azeglio).
He served as a Sardinian diplomat and eventually as minister, including postings to Bavaria, Vienna, The Hague, St Petersburg, London and Paris.
He was a co-founder of the St James's Club in London in 1857.
On his retirement from the diplomatic service in 1871 he was appointed a senator in the 11th Legislature of the Kingdom of Italy.
"Il Marchese"
The Marquis D'Azeglio as caricatured by Ape ( Carlo Pellegrini ) in Vanity Fair , June 1874
The Marquis D'Azeglio as caricatured by Ape ( Carlo Pellegrini ) in Vanity Fair , June 1874