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Edoardo Agnelli (entrepreneur, born 1831)

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Edoardo Agnelli (18 July 1831 – 7 November 1871) was an Italian entrepreneur and politician.

Biography

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Libri di battesimo, 1801–1837 (in Italian), Turin: Archive of the Parish of San Carlo, f. 551, 630{{citation}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link).
  3. ^ "Vi racconto le famiglie Agnelli e Frisetti. Di Giulia Ajmone Marsan". Focus (in Italian). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ^ Elenco Soci (in Italian), Turin: Society for Promotion of the Fine Arts, 1864, p. 7.
  5. ^ 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).
  6. ^ Atti di nascita (in Italian), Turin: Civil Status Archive of Turin, 1868, act No. 958, office 1, part 1{{citation}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link).
  7. ^ 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).
  8. ^ Atti di morte (in Italian), Turin: Archive of the Parish of Santa Barbara, 1871, act No. 631, office 1, part 1{{citation}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link).

Further reading

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  • 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.
  • Clark, Jennifer (2024). L'ultima dinastia. La saga della famiglia Agnelli da Giovanni a John (in Italian). Milan: Solferino. ISBN 978-88-282-1455-7.