Verdi sits as deputy for Borgo San Donnino in the 1861 Parliament as a completed political office of limited attendance
Dated 27 January 1861: Verdi sits as deputy for Borgo San Donnino in the 1861 Parliament as a completed political office of limited attendance. In the causal graph this event strengthens Democratic Resilience, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.
Read the full account
Sparse attendance is named in lives and keeps contribution modest. This is not Va pensiero as a rising.
Context
Shared work with the new kingdom’s electorate and Cavour.
Giuseppe Verdi’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.
Lived 1813–1901. Impresarios, librettists, censors, khedival officers, and Ricordi share the public file. Va pensiero’s later nationalist reception is not stored as his revolutionary act. Complex contribution is required.
Why it matters
It is not a unique statute series in his hand.
Who was responsible
Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.
Giuseppe Verdi
PersonDirect responsibility
responsibility level 0.4 · verified
What changed
Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.
- FactVerdi sits as deputy for Borgo San Donnino in the 1861 Parliament as a completed political office of limited attendance
- strengthensDriverDemocratic Resilience
- strengthensIndicators (3)Having a say in government
impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 27 January 1861 · verified
It is not a unique statute series in his hand.
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.35 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.7)
Observed
29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)
Worse than normalTwo readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).
20212023 Above normal = better
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)
Observed
0.53 score from 0 to 1 · 0.34 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.17 score from 0 to 1 to 0.53 score from 0 to 1.
Above normal = better
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)
Observed
0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normalAbove normal = better
Evidence
The sources behind this fact and its verification state.
- 1.Britannica — Giuseppe VerdiEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
- 2.Camera dei deputati — approval of the Stabilicum electoral bill, 16 July 2026Chamber of Deputies of Italy · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish
Britannica and later Chamber heritage print 1861 as Verdi’s election to the first Italian Parliament for Borgo San Donnino, associated with Cavour’s camp.
Britannica and Camera later heritage independently locate the 1861 mandate.
Established: 1861 deputy heading. Not established: that he drafted major constitutional clauses.
Giuseppe Verdi did not file a later UNESCO form, a later Loeb colophon, or a later museum label as a personal act. Keep 1861 distinct from the 1874 Senate nomination.
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- ActorGiuseppe Verdi
- contributed toFactVerdi sits as deputy for Borgo San Donnino in the 1861 Parliament as a completed political office of limited attendance
- strengthensDriverDemocratic Resilience
- strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government
Cite this page
Factrail. (2026). Verdi sits as deputy for Borgo San Donnino in the 1861 Parliament as a completed political office of limited attendance. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/gv-deputy-1861
https://factrail.ai/facts/gv-deputy-1861
Accessed 15 October 2026.
By the Factrail desk · Method: how we source and score · Last reviewed
Dispute this factNamed here, or represent someone who is? Request a right of reply.