# Agostino Depretis _Italian politician (1813–1887)_ Canonical: https://diginpl.com/people/agostino-depretis Last updated: 2026-11-04 > Agostino Depretis was an Italian statesman and politician. He served as Prime Minister of Italy for several stretches between 1876 and 1887, and was leader of the Historical Left parliamentary group for more than a decade. He is the fourth-longest-serving prime minister in Italian history, after Benito Mussolini, Giovanni Giolitti and Silvio Berlusconi, and at the time of his death he was the longest-served. Depretis is widely considered one of the most powerful and important politicians in Italian history, having enacted numerous reforms that modernized Italy, such as expanding male suffrage and free education. ## Quick facts - **Born:** 31 January 1813 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356711#P569)) - **Place of birth:** Cava Manara ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356711#P19)) - **Died:** 29 July 1887 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356711#P570)) - **Place of death:** Stradella ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356711#P20)) - **Citizenship:** Kingdom of Italy; Kingdom of Sardinia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356711#P27)) - **Occupation:** politician; diplomat; journalist; minister ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356711#P106)) - **Political party:** Historical Left ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356711#P102)) - **Positions held:** minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Italy (4 April 1887 – 29 July 1887); minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Italy (29 June 1885 – 5 October 1885); member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy (22 November 1882 – 27 April 1886); Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy (29 May 1881 – 29 July 1887); member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy (26 May 1880 – 2 October 1882); minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Italy (25 November 1879 – 4 April 1887); Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy (19 December 1878 – 14 July 1879); minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Italy (19 December 1878 – 14 July 1879); minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Italy (19 December 1878 – 14 July 1879); minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Italy (7 March 1878 – 24 March 1878); minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Italy (26 December 1877 – 24 March 1878); member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy (20 November 1876 – 2 May 1880); minister of Public Works of the Kingdom of Italy (14 November 1876 – 26 December 1877); Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy (25 March 1876 – 24 March 1878); minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Italy (25 March 1876 – 26 December 1877); member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy (23 November 1874 – 3 October 1876); member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy (5 December 1870 – 20 September 1874); member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy (22 March 1867 – 2 November 1870); minister of the Navy of the Kingdom of Italy (20 June 1866 – 17 February 1867); minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Italy (17 February 1866 – 10 April 1867); member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy (18 November 1865 – 13 February 1867); minister of Public Works of the Kingdom of Italy (3 March 1862 – 8 December 1862); member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy (18 February 1861 – 7 September 1865); member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia (2 April 1860 – 17 December 1860); member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia (14 December 1857 – 21 January 1860); member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia (19 December 1853 – 25 October 1857); member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia (20 December 1849 – 20 November 1853); member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia (30 July 1849 – 20 November 1849); member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1 February 1849 – 30 March 1849); member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia (8 May 1848 – 30 December 1848) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356711#P39)) - **Awards:** Order of the Most Holy Annunciation; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus; Knight grand cross of the order of the crown of Italy; Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour; Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356711#P166)) ## Questions **When was Agostino Depretis born?** Agostino Depretis was born on 31 January 1813 in Cava Manara. **What positions has Agostino Depretis held?** Positions held by Agostino Depretis include: minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Italy (1887–1887); minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Italy (1885–1885); member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy (1882–1886); Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy (1881–1887); member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy (1880–1882). ## Related - [Benito Mussolini](https://diginpl.com/people/benito-mussolini) - [Bettino Ricasoli](https://diginpl.com/people/bettino-ricasoli) - [Alcide De Gasperi](https://diginpl.com/people/alcide-de-gasperi) - [Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour](https://diginpl.com/people/camillo-benso-count-of-cavour) - [Sidney Sonnino](https://diginpl.com/people/sidney-sonnino) - [Francesco Crispi](https://diginpl.com/people/francesco-crispi) - [Giuseppe De Felice Giuffrida](https://diginpl.com/people/giuseppe-de-felice-giuffrida) - [Francesco Brioschi](https://diginpl.com/people/francesco-brioschi) - [Camillo Casarini](https://diginpl.com/people/camillo-casarini) - [Antonino Tringali Casanuova](https://diginpl.com/people/antonino-tringali-casanuova) ## Sources - [Wikipedia (English): Agostino Depretis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agostino_Depretis) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) - [Wikidata item Q356711](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356711) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) - [Image: Agostino Depretis.jpg (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Agostino_Depretis.jpg) ## Licence and attribution Text from the Wikipedia article Agostino Depretis, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. 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