DEATH OF COUNT NIGRA

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13946, 4 July 1907, Page 7

DEATH OF COUNT NIGRA

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 2. The death of Count Nigra, the wellknown Italian diplomat, is announced; aged 80 years.

Count Constantino Nigra, an Italian iSot ! r or . n , at Castellemonte, Juno it, 18<i7, studied law at the University of lurm, and look part as a volunteer in (he war against Austria in 1843.' Being severely wounded at the battle ot Itivoli, ho abandoned th t . military carcor , o , lter(K | t |, c -Uiploniatic Servioe, and acted as secretary !° p Q °" nt Cftvour at the Congress of Paris in 1856. He foot part in the tiogotiat-ioivi between 1 leumont and Ifrance which preceded the war ot 1859, at which he was present with the general staff of Napoleon in • Mas 6c!crctal T the Italian ilenipoteiitiaries at the Zurich Congress, after which lie was nominated, on Cavour's lecominendatinn, Minister Plenipotentiary, first of Sardinia, ami afterwards of tho mn i' °' Paris. On the war of 1870 breaking out he was :imoii s those who made real efforts to prevent it, and then showed himself to the end, at least personally, dovotcfl to tho Emperor and Empress. He was ono of the few persons vvlio, on September 4, were by the side of tho hicnaccd and fugitive Sovereign?. After having represented Italy in Paris for 15 years as Minister Plenipotentiary, be was iii May, 1876, appointed to fiil tho same post at St. Petersburg. 'Ho was nominated Italian Ambassador in London in November, 1882, on which occasion King Humbert coiiferred u]Km him tho title of Count, _in attestation of his Majesty's recognition of the eminent services ho had rendered to his country. Count Nigra lias published several works on the dialects and popular yoetry of Italy. In 1885 ho resigned the embassy in London, and was succeeded by Count. Corti. He was afterwards sent as Italian Ambassador to Vienna. He was a. Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. !