About Francesco Ottavio Magnocavalli
Lived 1707 – 1788 (aged 81). Francesco Ottavio Magnocavalli was an Italian architect and writer.
Francesco Ottavio Magnocavalli, also spelt Magnocavallo (1707–1789) was an Italian architect and writer.
Born in Casale Monferrato to Ippolito, count of Varengo (today part of the commune of Gabiano) and the countess Veronica Pico Pastrona, he studied at a Jesuit college in Parma. On his return to Casale, he established himself as an essayist, dramatist and poet, before adopting the career for which he is best known, as an architect. He worked on a number of palazzi in Casale and designed churches throughout Monferrato.
In 1738 he married Maria Felice, daughter of the Count of Salmour.
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Italian architect
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Francesco Ottavio Magnocavalli was born on 2 February 1707 in Casale Monferrato.
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Francesco Ottavio Magnocavalli died on 10 October 1788 in Moncalvo.
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Francesco Ottavio Magnocavalli was an architect and writer.
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