Francesco Melzi d'Eril
Francesco Melzi d'Eril | |
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Portrait by Andrea Appiani | |
| Vice President of the Italian Republic | |
| In office 26 January 1802 – 17 March 1805 | |
| President | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Eugène de Beauharnais (as Viceroy of Italy) |
| Grand Chancellor of the Kingdom of Italy | |
| In office 1805–1814 | |
| Monarch | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1753 Milan, Duchy of Milan |
| Died | 16 January 1816 (aged 62) Bellagio, Lombardy–Venetia |
Francesco Melzi d'Eril, Duke of Lodi, Count of Magenta (6 March 1753 – 16 January 1816) was an Italian politician and patriot, serving as vice-president of the Napoleonic Italian Republic (1802–1805). He was a consistent supporter of the Italian unification ideals that would lead to the Italian Risorgimento shortly after his death.