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Yes, because we really need protectionism. How on earth is our resource poor nation supposed to industrialize if we impose importation tariffs? This is absurd.

- Riccarco Cavalieri
 
Oleoso Stronzotto di Sinistra
Industrialist

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Class - Industrialist (obvi.)
Date of Birth - August 18th, 1789 (47)
Place of Birth - Cagliari, Kingdom of Sardinia

Bio- Born under a shooting star at midnight, Oleoso lacked any of the poetry of his natal moment. His father was, essentially, a glorified fish monger. During Oleoso's childhood in the Napoleonic Wars, his father began a successful smuggling business with several other fishermen, moving opium and criminals from Sicily and Sardinia to France. The racket went sour, however, when Oleoso's father arranged for the *disappearance* of his associates. The wars soon ended, and Oleoso's father carefully invested his mattress of crime-money in Piedmont estates opened up during the chaos, providing the capital for his son- our own Oleoso- to begin his journeys in finance.

Oleoso now inherits his father's wealth and no-nonsense attitude. Oleoso is quite interested in the English style of manufacturing, having visited England during his schooling.
He also enjoys roses and long walks on the beach.
 
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((Jackbollda, is that Castlereagh?))

Expanded Play for Demagogues:
Expanded Play for Militarists:
Dynasticism:
Carrot and Stick:
Expanded Colonialism:
Easier Bonuses and Penalties:
Franchise and Parties:
Direct Effect of Taxation: No
Party Regionalism: No

[Politico]
 
Giuseppe marched through the streets of Genoa with men flanking and trailing him. Many, old friends from his time as leader of the Porto Ragazzi, marched with a dirty green sash across their trunk or waist. Behind him Julio Tagieri held the symbol of their brotherhood, a horseshoe upside down over a cross. Giuseppe cried into the crowds, his men calling the crowd's attention to him (sometimes forcefully). "Hear yee, hear yee! The Confraternita di genovesi Artigiani have declared their support for the Sinistra Partito! All are expected to show their support! For the good of Confraternita and the good of our livelihoods you all shall vote for the Sinistra Partito!"

Continuing down the street towards the old harbour, Giuseppe cried these words. The Confraternita had seen the Sinistra Partito and had approved it, throwing what existed of their support for it. The calls were silenced at the old harbour, when the gendarme broke up the small demonstration, sending everyone back to work. The next day the streets were busy and bustling with work, as artisans built everything and anything needed for daily life. However a careful eye could see a green sash on many of the artisans, or a green scrap of cloth flying lazily from the window sill. For now the future of the brotherhood (and the Genoan artisans as a result) relied on the Left Party, and they will support it as a result.
 
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I Tradizionalisti
The Traditionalists


Interventionism/Free Trade/Moralism/Pro-Military/Limited Citizenship

The Traditionalists are a political grouping dedicated to upholding the peace within a post-Napoleonic Europe, founded on the principles of a strong state, a benevolent Church and a constitutional monarch. We support pragmatism and moderation, though recognise the need for reform in the modern age. Furthermore, we feel it is imperative that we forge a true and united Italian state for the benefit of all Italians – not just to bring peace and stability to the Italian peninsula, but so that all Italians may enjoy safety and security from external antagonism, however it may manifest itself.

These are the principles on which we stand united.

Prominent Members

Vincenzo Pec, Marquess of Villanova – Leader within the Privy Council
Carlo Agostino Uleri – Leader within the Chamber of Deputies
Francesco Sforza, Count of Trecate and Galliate
Carlo di San Marzano, Marquess of San Marzano
Colonel Raffaele Alighieri
Lieutenant Colonel Marco Berardo Vitali
Epifano Gonzaga, Marquess of Monferrato
Brigadier-General Giovanni della Pec, Count of Santa-Maria Di Leuca
Antonio di Susa, Marquess of Susa
Lucius Vico Balbo
Frederico d'Ambrosio, Count of Cagliari
Riccardo Cavalieri
Don Claudio Gabriele de Valberga

((I haven't been given a definitive list, so if I've missed anyone, please let me know.))
 
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((My character Lt. Colonel Marco Bernardo Vitali is a member of the Traditionalists. :)))
 
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List of characters:
Luciano Salvatore d'Manin-Grimani (up to page 181)
Raymond Samuel Thiers (181+)

Luciano Salvatore d'Manin-Grimani

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Born: 28.10.1781, Venice, Republic of Venice
Position: Colonel of Sardinian Army ((Militarist))

Bio: Luciano was born to one of the noble families that ruled Serenissima for centuries. He was 16 when he saw his homeland lose its independence to the French and later to Austrians. House of d'Manin-Grimani immediately joined the anti-Habsburg resistance, but was betrayed and both Luciano's father and elder brother were executed for treason. Luciano managed to flee to what remained from once huge family estates now confiscated by Habsburgs - a summer villa in Sardinia.

Luciano, banished from his homeland, joined the Sardinian army in 1815 and made his way through the lower officer ranks to a colonel. Yet, he never forgot where he came from - Liberation of Venice from the hands of Austrians is the main goal in his military career.
 
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((Jackbollda, is that Castlereagh?))
((Bloody hell. Didn't know it!
That's a bit too big of a face... Hmm...))

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Expanded Play for Demagogues: Si
Expanded Play for Militarists: Si
Dynasticism: No
Carrot and Stick: No
Expanded Colonialism: Si
Easier Bonuses and Penalties: No
Franchise and Parties: No
Direct Effect of Taxation: No
Party Regionalism: No

~Oleoso di Sinistra
[Industrialist]
 
Expanded Play for Demagogues: Yea
Expanded Play for Militarists: Yea
Dynasticism: Nay
Carrot and Stick: Nay Way José
Expanded Colonialism: Yea
Easier Bonuses and Penalties: Yea
Franchise and Parties: Yea
Direct Effect of Taxation: Heck Yea
Party Regionalism: Yea

[Aristocrat]
 
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Mario del Fungi
Date of Birth: September 19th, 1784 (52)
Place of Birth: Palermo, Sicily, Two Sicilies
Class: Demagogue

Bio: A Sicilian born and bred, Mario is the oldest of two sons of the boss of the del Fungi family, minor Sicilian nobility who had long monopolized organized crime on the island. Their ties to the criminal underworld ran as deep as the Mediterranean itself. He made a small fortune for himself in the way his family had for generations, with racketeering, gambling, and loan-sharking being his personal favorites. However, petty crime was never enough for him, and in 1820 he resigned as boss, appointing his brother Luigi in his stead. Mario headed north to Sardinia-Piedmont, ostensibly to expand the Funghi family's operations in Genoa and the Kingdom's other cities. However, he had more in mind than that.

After making several contacts with prominent anarchists, revolutionaries and other malcontents, Mario has made it his mission to, by hook or by crook, rule Sardinia, or at least do so de facto if not de jure. His politics, insofar as he has any, change with the wind, and he is willing to help anyone and everyone if it might gain him a position of power. While he does not love the royal family, as they and their traditions stand between him and absolute power, he has even less care for democracy, as such idealism interferes with his ability to have absolute control. Will Mario seize the day and take Sardinia by storm or end his life sleeping with the fishes?
 
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Name: Giuseppe Mazzini
Born: 1805
Class: Demagogue
Biography: Giuseppe Mazzini was born in 1805 in Genoa, which was under Napoleon at the time. He went to university at the precocious age of 14 and afterwards was a lawyer. In 1827, in Tuscany, he joined the Carbonari, or the charcoal-burners, a secret society devoted to Italian nationalism. It would start a long trend in his life of political activism. He was imprisoned and later exiled from Genoa. In 1831 he founded the most prolific Italian nationalism society: Young Italy. By 1833 he had 60,000 Young Italians. In a failed coup that same year, he tried to overthrow most northern Italian governments, including Sardinia-Piedmont. They had him tried in absentia and sentenced him to death. He currently ekes out a living in London, biding his time before Young Italy rises again.
((Note: Thunderhawk-approved character.))
 
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An except from L. V. Balbo's published collection of poems, "A Lupine Legacy",

"Lupa"

The Wolf, hoary yet possessing a magnificence that only comes from ancientness, is bound,
fettered by the ever-choking manacles, the rusted chains
that are unjustly held by those crowned
within the darkness of the lupine shadow.

Mournful, she howls
but her naive pups, they are unhearing.
They reduce themselves like sows
playing in the mud and grime, forgetting their noble heritage, what once was.

But the pups must always look back to the ancestral den
and remember how the great Wolf hunted,
and only then,
may the pups flourish and release the ensnared Wolf.​
 
Expanded Play for Demagogues: Yes
Expanded Play for Militarists: Yes
Dynasticism: Yes
Carrot and Stick: No
Expanded Colonialism: Yes
Easier Bonuses and Penalties: Yes
Franchise and Parties: Yes
Direct Effect of Taxation: Yes
Party Regionalism: Yes

[Aristocrat]
 
Name: Camillo Asti Angelino

Born: 16th April, 1790, Milan.

Class: Politician

Background: A maritime lawyer by education and a son of a diplomat's aide, and having spent much of his younger years under Revolutionary French and Napoleonic Occupation, Angelino vehemently opposed the concepts of liberalism and revolution that had been imposed by force on Europe in the aftermath of the French revolution - which forms the crux of his political philosophy. His opposition to the French Occupation in his early twenties led to a flight to Austria, wherein he made useful and long-lasting contacts within the Habsburg Empire and Vienna, and heavily influenced his view on the balance of power within Europe. He returned to Milan in 1814, after the abdication of Napoleon, only to witness the murder of Giuseppe Prima by a bloodthirsty mob, and the restoration of order by Austrian forces. Since then, he has seen revolutionary politics and mob politics as a source of barbarity and strife, and that the natural social order must be upheld against the opportunist nationalists and the destructive liberals.

Despite hailing from a family almost exactly in the middle of the class system, Angelino not only supports the power of the aristocracy, but outright defends the natural order of the Piedmontese Monarchy. The political freedoms granted by liberalism are, in his view, inferior to the safety and stability that a conservative, catholic, Monarchist Piedmont provides. While this is hardly a radically reactionary viewpoint at the time by any means, he is set apart by his utmost opposition to aggressive foreign policy and his support of the borders agreed on by the Congress of Vienna - in direct conflict with the doctrine of Italian Nationalism that had embedded itself in much of the Piedmontese mindset at the time. Many view him as an Austrian sympathizer, which is not entirely unfair, for his efforts to maintain the precarious balance of power within the Italian peninsula, and as a result is shunned from many political circles.
 
Expanded Play for Demagogues: Yes
Expanded Play for Militarists: Yes
Dynasticism: Yes
Carrot and Stick: No
Expanded Colonialism: Yes
Easier Bonuses and Penalties: Abstain
Franchise and Parties: Yes
Direct Effect of Taxation: Yes
Party Regionalism: Yes

((Militarist))
 
Don Claudio Gabriele de Valperga

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Name: Don Claudio Ferrero Gabriele de Valperga
Born: Valperga, Turin
Date of Birth: 9th April 1795
Nationality: Sardinian
Class: Politician
Biography:
Giamnattista Cacherano Gabriele de Valperga was not a man of great talent or virtue. He lacked an ounce of diligence for work or the slightest drop of assiduity to maintain a simple task. Had he been born, perhaps, into any other class than that of the gentry, his death would have likely arrived sooner; idle living is the common man's mortal hint. And yet, Don Giamntattista was blessed by heaven for his bountiful offspring, numbering nearly 10. Although his affability to creditors allowed him to survive, his final son would castigate his father by dragging the beloved Don's wife into the afterlife. He chastised the final son, Claudio, for contriving with the devil before the boy could say a word or plant a step. Giamnattistia was repulsed by the child, and eventually left Claudio with his uncle, while the remiss old man pursued a career in the clergy. When finally the cruel father drifted into everlasting slumber, Giamnattista had become Bishop of Cagliari before suffering a fatal sting from god -- his final revenge against the slothful clergymen.

Claudio Ferrero Gabriele lived alongside his uncle, Mantela, in Valperga; he was raised as a son, protected from the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars. Under French administration for much of his early life, Claudio was given access to education as he was not designated to inherit land from Mantela. At 17, Claudio attended L' Université de Toulouse and studied law for several years before moving Bolonga, where he became adept in basic medicine at the University. Fiercely politicized in the years following the war, Claudio returned to the Kingdom of his birth and administered a small estate that his eldest brother had designated for him after Giamnattista's death. At first opportunity in 1820, Claudio moved to the capital and began his early career as a litigator. He served often served for wealthy aristocrats quarreling between themselves in matters of fierce discrepancy. With a knack for reversing dissonance, he quickly became popular among the landed nobility for his adamant stance on law and his altercations towards unpopular idle nobles.

Following a suggestion from an arcane contact, Claudio joined the political scene as a representative for those he had served. Claudio exercised what little political authority he had to scold those that refused to compromise, often obstreperous to those that denied conversation and moderation. His nearly hypocritical stance on compromise ("I shall not compromise on scolding you for not compromising") gained him a loud opposition, prompting him to write his first political theory: La mia volontà contro la vostra (My will against you). In the essay, Claudio argues that submissive and obsequious leaders are bound to failure and that the only way to achieve praise or success is through willing and balanced negotiation. After accumulating a sufficient amount of local power, Claudio openly joined the Tradizionalisti as a proponent for social cohesion between the classes, church, and King. In 1828, Valperga elected Claudio to the Chamber of Deputies as a fierce adversary to community upheaval and revolution, preferring the forced connection of social hierarchy to the chaos of change.

Don Claudio quickly ascended to political relevance during the first administration of the late Prime Minister, the Marquess of Villamarina. As an early member of the Tradizionalisti, Claudio made himself vital by securing control over the local opera house. Backed by more affluent aristocrats, the Don became the centre of the operative world; original and traditional opera's were on frequent display and attracted the attention of the political elite. His local support build traction in the parliamentary halls, and Don Claudio was appointed the Minister of Justice following Villamarina's successful 1836 electoral bid. Claudio's appointment was mainly political, and little work had to be done whilst courts were dominated by aristocratic influence. During the Premiership, "Don Carlos" used his free time to begin working on musical compositions. His music received acclaim, and quickly collaborated with other musical minds in Italy, such as future Prime Minister, the Marquess of Montemozolo. But these tides would change, and in the months preceding the 1841 election, Claudio and other political reactionaries abandoned the Tradizionalisti party and formed I Granrealisti, a far-right party determined to stem the wave of liberalism and conservative compromise.

Don Claudio's donors and advocates quickly retracted their support as the Tradizionalisti party prompted up candidates in all seats where the Grand Royalists were competitive. Expecting a close contest between the Tradizionalisti's and the Praetorians, Don Claudio's electorate abandoned their delegate and threw their support behind the electable Tradizionalisti candidate. Don Claudio was defeated and his seat was lost to his Tradizionalisti opponent, the local landlord. Don Claudio would not reclaim his seat for another five years and another cabinet position for another decade. This defeat, however, did not destroy his influential position in the Sardinian political elite. In 1841, after the Privy Council recommended that the liberal Montemozolo be nominated to the Premiership, Don Claudio released his own opera, Probo, o le quattro sfidanti. Endorsed by His Majesty, Alberto, the opera became the most fashionable performance in Turin and was famously the location where Montemozolo was appointed as Prime Minister. Claudio utilized his influential position in the Opera House to enforce his political views and retain control over the King. Contemporary historians often referred to Don Claudio as "the regent" for so long as Alberto was obsessed with the Opera House. No other politician held as much sway over the King as Claudio, who preached an anti-Praeotrian agenda in his musical and operatic works.

After five years in the wilderness, Don Claudio returned to his seat in the 1846 election under the Granrealisti banner. With revolutionary sentiment rising, Claudio achieved electoral victory by pledging an unmoving opposition towards Liberalism. When the Privy Council betrayed the majority party for the second term in a row, Claudio was welcomed as a MP into the minority government with the Traditionalists. Although not appointed to a cabinet position, Prime Minister Bonaretti gave Claudio an ambassadorship to Russia in 1846, and later, to the Sardinia's key ally, Austria, in 1848. Don Claudio returned to Italy in 1851 as one of the most powerful men in the nation. After he helped secure a massive, overbearing majority in 1851, Don Claudio was appointed Minister of Finance, with total control over the budget. Operating under a joint Tradizionalisti-I Granrealisti coalition, Don Claudio passed one of the most successful government budgets. Claudio proved himself shrewd in finance; after inheriting an impoverished treasury, Don Claudio reversed the unstable Sardinian financial system and brought taxes to their lowest point in decades. Additionally, aided with spending cuts and advancements in tax collection, the Sardinian treasury improved from a small 5K reserve to a profound 50K surplus. Claudio departed the finance ministry after great success and was relocated to where he was needed most: the War Ministry.



Positions, Titles and Styles

Diplomatic:

Ambassador to the Russian Empire (1846–1848) [I Granrealisti]
Ambassador to the Austrian Empire (1848-1851) [I Granrealisti]

Honours/Titles:

Second Class in the Order of Saint Francis de Sales (bestowed, OSFS, 1851)
Grand Master of the St. Cyril's Society for the Restoration and Protection of the Holy City (created 1858)
Baron of Ibelin (bestowed 1858)

Parliamentary:

Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Valperga (1828–1841) [I Tradizionalisti]
Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Valperga (1846–1853) [I Granrealisti]
Senator of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont (1853-present) [I Granrealisti]

Political:

Minister of Justice (1836-1841) [I Tradizionalisti]
Minister of Finance (1851-1856) [I Granrealisti]
Minister of War (1856-1861) [I Granrealisti]
Minister of Finance (1861-present) [I Granrealisti]


Styles

The Hon. Don Claudio Gabriele de Valperga (1795-1828; 1841-1846)
The Rt. Hon. Don Claudio Gabriele de Valperga, M.P. (1828-1841; 1846-1851])
The Rt. Hon. Don Claudio Gabriele de Valperga, M.P, OSFS (1851-1853)
The Rt. Hon. Don Claudio Gabriele de Valperga, Senator of the Kingdom, OSFS (1853-present)


Notable Speeches and Writings
Risposta al "Secondo Comunicato di Signori di lettere a Torino" (Public Correspondence to the Marquis)
Risposta al Signore Carlo Agostino Uleri, Ministro degli Affari Esteri (Delivered in the Chamber of Deputies)
Letter to His Majesty (Private Correspondence)
Response to Constantino Telemaco Parassani (Delivered in the Chamber of Deputies)
Il Nostro Giudizio di Dio (Delivered to the Chamber of Deputies)
Who can I yell at now? (Delivered to the Chamber of Deputies)
Defense of the Budget
An Economic Defense of Protectionism and the Righteous Moral Approach to Government

 
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((For those who aren't aware, I told the aristocrats on IRC that I would allow them to name a Lord President of the Privy Council, from among themselves. This man would act as a speaker of the privy council, and essentially put forward possible exercises of the King's powers for the rest of the council to deliberate. He would be answerable to the rest of the privy council and not the King, losing his position if he loses the confidence of the council.

Though he would not strictly speaking be elected IC - aristocrats don't hold with such nonsense - I am requiring the Aristos to conduct a poll to demonstrate that their confidence in him. They can hold such a ballot in secret to foster the notion that they're not accountable to the rest of the political world, but the results have to be PM'ed to me so I can check it's legit.))
 
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Il Concord Sardo

Corporazione Industriale

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Partners-
• Elias Balbo (RedNomNoms) [President]
• Riccardo Cavalieri (Otto of england)
• Oleoso di Sinistra (Jackbollda)
• Enzio Ferrabino (Terraferma)


Constituzione di Gruppo-
Il Concord Sardo is a corporate-industrial group formed for the purpose of opening and managing factories, granting dividends to partners or investors, and expanding its operations.
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Corporate President...
• Elected every five years to a five year office
• Directs the formal actions of the company and manages public relations
• By unanimous consensus of all other partners, he can be removed from office before his term expires
Partners...
• The four founding partners entered and exist on an even basis, meaning that all partners have an even 25% share in the company, in its profits, expenses, and losses
• No mechanism exists for incorporating new partners
• Can only leave when they sell their stake in the company; can only sell their stake all at once, completely
Expenses...
• The company will give dividends out on an even basis every five years or at other intervals when the returns are formalized
• Losses and expenses will be apportioned evenly between the partners
Amendment...
• This corporate constitution can be amendment by an agreement of three out of four of the founding partners
• Alternately, it can be amended by agreement among three fourths of total partners
• If there are fewer than four partners, a simple majority vote
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Corporate Action 1836, 1-
Il Concord Sardo will build and open two factories, a Cement Factory in Annency (Savoy) and a Winery in Genoa (Piemonte), the Winery under the sponsorship of il grande signore Agostino Epifano Gonzaga (jeeshadow), facilitating our operations in that region (10% discount).
Numbers-
4(5k starting) = 20k
cement = 3.64k
0.9(winery) = 11.7 k <-- o.9 because ten percent discount
3.64+11.7 k = 15.34 k total expenses
4.66 capital left over for four capitalists
1.165 k left over to each capitalist
Il Concord Sardo encourages all Sardinians to hail these new advances of industry as signs of a new and exciting world.
~Corporate PR rep.


((Edited to include numbers for corporate records keepers, etc.))
 
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((A note to industrialists and their corporations:

When you build something or make an investment, post the information in thread. Say 1) how much money you had before, 2) what your investment is, 3) how much it costs, and 4) how much money you'll have afterwards. If you're building something, it should be clear where you're building it.

Example:

The example corporation is going to build a widget factory in Turin.

Money Before: 5k
Cost of Widget Factory: 3k
Money After: 2k

I'll issue a schedule of costs so it's obvious how much various factories cost.))