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Son of Louis François Blanc and Mariette Cartannas, he married Natalia (Natividad) Terry, an Irish-Cuban sugar heiress. By royal decree of 30 March 1873, he was granted the title of Baron.[1]
He graduated in Law at the University of Turin in 1857. From 1857 to 1860 he worked as a publicist.[2]
The Count of Cavour sent him on a special mission to Paris on 2 February 1860. Hi appointment of secretary of second class at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 24 October 1860 marked the beginning a brilliant diplomatic career.[2]
In 1893 he bought a vineyard in Rome, in Via Nomentana, and had its buildings renovated, thus creating what became Villa Blanc, one of the most beautiful villas in Rome, now located in the Municipality of Rome II.
Works
Alberto Blanc, Collana Testi diplomatici vol. 4, Ministero degli Affari Esteri - Servizio Storico e Documentazione - Roma (PDF version)
^ abUniversità degli Studi di Lecce (1987). La formazione della diplomazia nazionale (1861-1915) Repertorio bio-bibliografico dei funzionari del Ministero degli Affari Esteri (in Italian). Roma: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca della Stato. pp. 84-85
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