Massimo d'Azeglio
![Portrait of D'Azeglio by [[Francesco Gonin]], 1850](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Massimo_d%27Azeglio.jpg)
As Prime Minister, d'Azeglio consolidated the parliamentary system, getting the young King Victor Emmanuel II to accept his constitutional status, and worked hard for a peace treaty with Austria. Although himself a Roman Catholic, he introduced freedom of worship, supported public education, and sought to reduce the power of the clergy in local political affairs. As a senator, following the annexation of the United Provinces of Central Italy, Azeglio attempted to solve the Roman Question through reconciliation between the Vatican and the new Italian Kingdom. His brother was a Jesuit priest. Provided by Wikipedia