About Luigi Mercatelli
Lived 1853 – 1922 (aged 68). Luigi Mercatelli was an Italian journalist and politician.
Luigi Mercatelli (21 October 1853 – 4 April 1922) was an Italian politician, attorney and diplomat.
Biography
Luigi Mercatelli was born in Alfonsine (near Ravenna, Italy) in 1853. Graduated as lawyer in Ferrara, showed since young sympathies for the development of Italian colonialism. He was friend of Giovanni Pascoli and wrote for the newspapers "Il Corriere di Napoli" and Il Mattino of Napoli. Mercatelli participated in the conquest of Eritrea in the 1890s, supporting the colonialism of Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti.
He was initially named Consul of Italy in Zanzibar in 1903 and the Commissioner-general of Italian Somaliland (1905–1906). After World War I, he was named Governor of Italian Tripolitania (1920–1921).
He was the Italian ambassador to Brazil, when he died in Rio de Janeiro in 1922.
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Who was Luigi Mercatelli?
Italian politician, attorney and diplomat
When was Luigi Mercatelli born?
Luigi Mercatelli was born on 21 October 1853 in Alfonsine.
When did Luigi Mercatelli die?
Luigi Mercatelli died on 4 April 1922 in Rio de Janeiro.
What was Luigi Mercatelli's occupation?
Luigi Mercatelli was a journalist and politician.
What nationality was Luigi Mercatelli?
Luigi Mercatelli was Italian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Luigi Mercatelli. https://biography.guide/luigi-mercatelli/
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