Carlo Tenca (19 October 1816,

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- 4 September 1883,

) was an Italian man of letters, journalist, deputy and supporter of the

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. He was the central figure in the

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of Countess

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, to whom he was romantically linked. Carlo Tenca grave Milan 2015

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1816 births 1883 deaths Journalists from Milan Italian people of the Italian unification Italian male journalists 19th-century Italian journalists 19th-century Italian male writers Deputies of Legislature XI of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XII of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIII of the Kingdom of Italy {{Italy-writer-stub