# Liborio Romano

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{{Short description|Italian politician (1793–1867)}}
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'''Liborio Romano''' (27 October 1793 – 17 July 1867) was an Italian politician.

== Biography ==
Liborio Romano was born in [Patù](/source/Pat%C3%B9) in [Apulia](/source/Apulia), then part of the [Kingdom of Naples](/source/Kingdom_of_Naples). He studied at [Lecce](/source/Lecce) and graduated in law at [Naples](/source/Naples), soon beginning to teach in the same university.

Frequenting the [Carbonari](/source/Carbonari), Romano adhered to the [Risorgimento](/source/Risorgimento) ideals. In 1820 he took part to the riots against the Neapolitan government, being imprisoned and exiled. In 1848 he returned to Naples and was instrumental in the events leading King [Ferdinand II](/source/Ferdinand_II_of_the_Two_Sicilies) to issue a [Constitution](/source/Constitution). On 15 May 1848 Romano was again arrested and condemned to death, but managed to turn it into exile, moving to [Montpellier](/source/Montpellier) in [France](/source/France).

Romano returned in 1854. Six years later, with [Giuseppe Garibaldi](/source/Giuseppe_Garibaldi)'s [Expedition of the Thousand](/source/Expedition_of_the_Thousand) ongoing, he was appointed Prefect of Police by King [Francis II](/source/Francis_II_of_Two_Sicilies). While Garibaldi's victories were nearing the end of the Kingdom, on 14 July 1860 he was named Minister of the Interior and Police: Romano, realising the inevitability of the end, began secret contacts with [Count Cavour](/source/Camillo_Benso), the [Piedmontese](/source/House_of_Savoy) Prime Minister, and [Garibaldi](/source/Garibaldi), preparing the switching of southern Italy into Savoy's hands. He suggested to King Francis that he move to the fortress of [Gaeta](/source/Gaeta), in order to avoid riots, destruction and useless suffering to the Neapolitan population. When Garibaldi entered Naples, Romano was confirmed as Minister of the Interiors.

In January 1861 the first general elections of the newborn [Kingdom of Italy](/source/Kingdom_of_Italy_(1861%E2%80%931946)) were held, and Romano was elected to the [Italian Chamber of Deputies](/source/Italian_Chamber_of_Deputies), where he remained until 1865.

He died in his native Patù.

==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=Memorie politiche di Liborio Romano|editor=Giuseppe Romano|location=[Naples](/source/Naples)|publisher=Giuseppe Marghieri|year=1873}}
*Guido Ghezzi (21936). ''Saggio storico sull'attività politica di Liborio Romano'', [Florence](/source/Florence), Le Monnier.
*Antonio De Leo (2981). ''Don Liborio Romano un meridionale scomodo'', Soveria Mannelli ([Catanzaro](/source/Catanzaro)): Rubettino.
*[Nico Perrone](/source/Nico_Perrone) (2009). ''L'inventore del trasformismo. Liborio Romano, strumento di Cavour per la conquista di Napoli'', Soveria Mannelli ([Catanzaro](/source/Catanzaro)): Rubbettino. {{ISBN|978-88-498-2496-4}}

==External links==
* {{DBI|title=ROMANO, Liborio|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/liborio-romano_(Dizionario-Biografico)|first=Carmine|last=Pinto|volume=88}}

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Category:1793 births
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Category:People from the Province of Lecce
Category:Deputies of Legislature VIII of the Kingdom of Italy
Category:Deputies of Legislature IX of the Kingdom of Italy
Category:Politicians from Apulia
Category:Italian people of the Italian unification
Category:Kingdom of the Two Sicilies people

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