Silvestro Marconi (A Federation of Equals)

Silvestro Marconi is a Federalist Councillor and President for Cisalpina in the in the Interactive AAR 'A Federation of "Equals"'.

Vital Info
Name: Silvestro Marconi

Date of Birth: October 16th, 1823

Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardia (Now Cisalpina)

Culture: Italian [Lombard]

Biography
he son of a wealthy landowner, Silvestro was sent to a prestigious university, where he learned liberal ideas. At the breakout of the Revolution, he briefly fought as a soldier against the Royalists before retiring and running for a seat in the Parliament of the newly created State of Lombardia as a moderate liberal in the Slavic and Romanian Party, which he won. He fiercely opposed the Lombard Secession and was rewarded by being elected as Lombardia's president in 1854, in a special election that occurred after the previous president resigned. After the coup in 1854, he became an ardent supporter of federalism and the idea of a single Danubian identity. He was reelected as President of Lombardia in 1856. During the Civil War he supported the Republicans and also met Rodrigo Vertucci, who had fled to Milan to escape the turmoil in Vienna. They became close friends and continued to stay in touch. With Rodrigo Vertucci's resignation as a Councillor for Lombardia, Silvestro has been appointed to fill his seat, and is expected to win the race for it in the coming election and the race for President of Lombardia, in which he is unchallenged.

Positions Held
1848 -1854 - Member of Parliament in Lombardia

1854 - 1862 - President of Lombardia

1860 - 1862 - Councillor for Lombardia

1860 - Ambassador to Prussia

1862 - Present - President of Cisalpina

1862 - Present - Councillor for Cisalpina

1863 - Present - Deputy Leader of the Federal Democratic Party