1. Louis-Emmanuel Corvetto was a Genoese lawyer who supported the French Revolution, became a leading politician under the First French Empire and was a successful Minister of Finance at the start of the Bourbon Restoration.
10 Facts About Louis-Emmanuel Corvetto
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Louis-Emmanuel Corvetto's family originated in Nervi, 10 kilometres east of Genoa.
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Louis-Emmanuel Corvetto was the oldest son of Luigi Corvetto and Maddalena Turpia.
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Louis-Emmanuel Corvetto's father was a professor of civil architecture in Genoa and his mother was from a family of merchants doing business in Amsterdam.
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Louis-Emmanuel Corvetto then studied law, specializing in commercial and maritime law.
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In 1788 Louis-Emmanuel Corvetto married Anna Schiaffino in Geneo, from a well-known trading family.
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Louis-Emmanuel Corvetto supported the French Revolution, and in 1797 was appointed Chairman of the Executive Board of the Ligurian Republic.
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Louis-Emmanuel Corvetto became a member of the State Council in 1806.
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Under the Bourbon Restoration Louis-Emmanuel Corvetto was appointed Minister of Finance, holding office from 26 September 1815 to 7 December 1818.
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Louis-Emmanuel Corvetto was able to restore financial stability and reestablish the credit of the state.