Leopoldo Torlonia Explained

Leopoldo Torlonia (25 July 1853 - 23 October 1918) was an Italian nobleman and politician, who was Mayor of Rome from May 1882 to May 1887.[1]

He was the third duke of Poli and of Guadagnolo.

He was dismissed from office in 1887 by then Prime Minister Francesco Crispi for congratulating Pope Leo XIII on his Jubilee.[2]

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  1. http://jcrao.freeshell.org/Italy-1900 Secular Italy and Catholicism: 1848-1915
  2. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1910/10/02/105093797.pdf Catholic's Aroused by Nathan's Attack