Editing Massimo d'Azeglio (section)

==Early life==
Massimo Taparelli, Marquis d'Azeglio, was born in [[Turin]] on 24 October 1798.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/massimo-taparelli-d-azeglio_(Dizionario-Biografico) |title=Azeglio, Massimo Taparelli d' |first=Walter |last=Maturi |encyclopedia=Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani |language=it |volume=4 |year=1962}}</ref> He was descended from an ancient and noble [[Piedmont (Italy)|Piedmontese]] family. His father, [[Cesare d'Azeglio]], an officer in the [[Royal Sardinian Army]], held a high position at court. On the return of [[Pope Pius VII]] to Rome after the abdication of [[Napoleon]], Cesare was sent as special envoy to the [[Holy See]] and took his son, then sixteen years of age, with him as an extra attaché. Young Massimo was given a commission in a [[cavalry]] regiment, which he soon relinquished on account of his health. During his residence in [[Rome]], Massimo acquired a love for art and music and decided to become a painter, to the horror of his conservative, aristocratic family. His father reluctantly consented, and Massimo settled in Rome, devoting himself to art.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}