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(ANSA) – TURIN, 23 JAN – Thanks to the work of the Cavour Foundation, the tombstone of Virginia Oldoni Verasis, Countess of Castiglione, the ‘femme fatale’ who, by order of the Count of Cavour, cousin in law, seduced Napoleon III convincing him to wage war with Piedmont.
It was among the finds from the liquidation of the old Grinzane Cavour Prize: Giuliano Soria had brought it from the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris in 1999, where it was replaced by a copy, on the occasion of the centenary of the countess’s death, with the agreement of provide, at your expense, restoration. The stone, which arrived in Turin, could not be restored as Soria, who died in 2019, was involved in serious legal matters. The institution he ran was put into liquidation. Subsequently, the plate was abandoned in the warehouse of a construction company that, in the meantime, had ceased its activity. His tracks were lost and only today has he been found.
The Cavour Foundation, chaired by Marco Boglione, will contact the French Ministère de la Culture as soon as possible, through diplomatic channels, to agree on the final destination of the plaque, now kept in a dedicated area within the Cavourian park of Santena (Turin), near the prestigious Diplomatic Hall of the Castle. (HANDLE).
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