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Friday 26 June 2026, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Paradisi, Giovanni (Reggio Emilia, 19 novembre 1760 – Reggio Emilia, 26 agosto 1826), 1809

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230x450 mm
Information document on the Constitution of the Consultative Senate of the Kingdom of Italy in 1809.

Drawn on the first two pages on parchment paper, handwritten in black ink, the text reads:

"Sire - The Consultative Senate of the Kingdom of Italy was constituted on the first of this April. It is eager to inform Your Majesty of this fact, since our Most August Monarch, with his magnanimity, has so greatly desired to honor the Senate by associating it with the Princes of the Imperial House. The Consultative Senate, while applauding itself at seeing itself united with the sublime personages who belong most closely to His Imperial and Royal Majesty by ties of blood and affection, cannot help but express to Your Majesty its most lively exultation; and while it admires a young monarch, from the very beginning of his reign, creating the happiness of such a notable portion of Germany, it begs Your Majesty to accept the sentiments of respect and veneration, which the Consular Senate presents to his Throne, and the wishes expressed by him for the preservation and prosperity of his august person. From the Palace of the Consular Senate - April 15, 1809 - Paradisi, ordinary president - G. Lamberti - G. Mengotti"

After being crowned King of Italy on May 26, 1805, Napoleon structured the kingdom's institutions, including the Consular Senate, which he held from 1809 to 1814, vesting it with consultative, legislative, and supervisory functions. In February 1809, the Consultative Senate was reorganized into a body composed of ex-officio members (the princes of the imperial family), grand officials of the crown, high prelates, and meritorious citizens chosen by the King. The constitution of April 1, 1809, marked the operational beginning of this new composition, which inextricably linked the fate of the Italian Senate to that of the French Imperial House.

The document is signed by Paradisi, Ordinary President, Giovanni Paradisi (Reggio Emilia, November 19, 1760 – Reggio Emilia, August 26, 1826), who was President of the Consultative Senate, and by members Giacomo Lamberti and Mengotti (secretary).

The sheet measures approximately 230 x 450 mm, marked central fold, scattered stains, ink absorbed by the paper visible on the back of the sheet, in good condition.

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