Eugenio Consolini (15 May 1913 in Brazil – 20 April 20 1996 in

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, Brazil) was an Italian noble. Consolini was the son of Adriano Giuseppe Gaetano Consolini, of the marquises of Consolini, and Teresa Tonello. He was also the nephew of

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. Consolini was born in Brazil his father having moved there from

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, Italy in 1898 due to the persecutions against ecclesiastical nobles after the

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. On his father's death, Consolini inherited the title of Marquis of

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but lived anonymously in the Brazilian countryside. He refused to fight against

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which resulted in him being forbidden to be present at his mother burial on 4 February 4 1942. Consolini was married to Cecilia Bauer. He died in São Fidélis, Brazil on 20 April 1996 and was buried on 21 April 1996.

Genealogy of the Marquises of Consolini

*Tommaso Consolini - Marquis of Senigaglia, vice consul of France in Senigaglia *Pietro Consolini, son of Tommaso Consolini, appointed Marquis of Senigaglia by

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in 1842 *Sabatino Consolini, son of Pietro Consolini, Marquis of Senigaglia *Adriano Giuseppe Gaetano Consolini, Marquis of Senigaglia *Eugenio Consolini, Marquis of Monte Verde

References

1913 births 1996 deaths Italian people of Brazilian descent {{Italy-hist-stub