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A moderate liberal and member of the Moderate Party associated with the Historical Right, d'Azeglio hoped for a federal union between Italian states.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"24 October 1798","date":"1798-10-24"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q469134#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Turin","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q495"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q469134#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"15 January 1866","date":"1866-01-15"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q469134#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Cannero 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