Giuseppe Zurlo

Giuseppe Zurlo
Giuseppe Zurlo
Monarch	Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Minister	Minister of Justice and Worship (February 1809 - November 1809);; Minister of the Interior (5 November 1809 - May 1815);
Preceded by	Diego Naselli; Andrea Francesco ;
Succeeded by	Raimondo De Gennaro
Monarch	Gioacchino Murat
Succeeded by	Donato Tommasi
Personal details
Political party	Murat Conservatories
Profession	Jurist

Giuseppe Zurlo, also called Giuseppe Zurolo,^[1]^[2] (Baranello, 6 November 1757 – Naples, 10 November 1828) was an Italian jurist and politician, belonging to the Zurolo family.^[3]

Biography

A member of the Freemasonry, in 1784 he became Scottish Master of the aristocratic lodge La Vittoria of Naples, elevated by the Grand Lodge of London to a provincial Grand Lodge. In 1813 he was Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Naples.^[4]

From a young age he held highly prestigious judicial and administrative positions within the administration of the Kingdom of Naples, up to that of Minister of Finance, under Ferdinand I, and Minister of the Interior during the French government (1806 –1815) and during the riots of 1820. As Minister of the Interior, Giuseppe managed the process of abolition of feudalism, decreed with a series of provisions approved by the sovereigns Joseph Bonaparte and Gioacchino Murat between 1806 and 1811.

He decreed the transfer of disputes between the barons and the municipality to the feudal commission, removing them from the ordinary judiciary. The commission, an extraordinary judiciary whose procedures reflected the vertical logic typical of the executive and whose sentences were final, proved to be much faster and more effective in resolving disputes and in executing the law.

A staunch supporter of the need for a radical change in the system of government, Giuseppe, through his personal life experience, knew first-hand the ills that afflicted the populations of the South. In addition to the economic and social problems of his homeland, Molise, he had a thorough knowledge of the conditions of Calabria, where he stayed on two occasions: the first time, as a member of the commission set up to investigate the earthquake of 1783, and a second time, in 1790, when he was a judge of the Gran Corte della Vicaria.

On this occasion he was given the task of carrying out a survey of the "defenses" of the Regia Sila and a verification of the occupations and usurpations of various lands carried out by local owners to the detriment of the royal state property.^[5]

Assignments

Minister of Justice and Worship (February 1809 - November 1809);^[6]
Minister of the Interior (November 5, 1809 - May 1815).^[7]

Writings

Giuseppe Zurlo (1811). typography of Angelo Trani (ed.). Rapporto sullo stato del regno di Napoli, dopo l'avvenimento al trono di S.M. il re Gioacchino Napoleone, per tutto l'anno 1809, presentato al Re ... dal ministro dell'Interno. [Signé] [Report on the state of the kingdom of Naples after the accession to the throne of His Majesty King Joachim Napoleon for the entire year 1809 ... , Naples, typ. A. Trani, 1811] (in Italian). Naples (NA). Retrieved September 8, 2024.
Giuseppe Zurlo; Renato Lalli (1978). Rapporto sullo stato del regno di Napoli nel 1809 [Report on the state of the kingdom of Naples in 1809] (in Italian). Naples (NA): Marinelli. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
Giuseppe Zurlo (1812). typography of Angelo Trani (ed.). Rapporto sullo stato del regno di Napoli per gli anni 1810, e 1811 presentato al re nel suo consiglio di stato dal Ministro dell'interno [Report on the state of the kingdom of Naples for the years 1810 and 1811 presented to the king in his council of state by the Minister of the Interior] (in Italian). Naples (NA). Retrieved September 9, 2024.
Giuseppe Zurlo; Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1820). Napoli 18 novembre 1820. Eccellentissimi signori Allorchè furono istallate le Deputazioni provinciali ... [Naples 18 November 1820. Most excellent gentlemen When the provincial Deputations were installed ...] (in Italian). Naples (NA). Retrieved September 9, 2024.

External links

Official

Alessandro Cutolo (1937). "ZURLO, Giuseppe, Enciclopedia Italiana (1937)" [ZURLO, Giuseppe, Italian Encyclopedia (1937)]. TRECCANI (in Italian). Retrieved August 30, 2024.
Anna Maria Rao (2020). "ZURLO, Giuseppe, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 100 (2020)" [ZURLO, Giuseppe, Biographical Dictionary of Italians - Volume 100 (2020)]. TRECCANI (in Italian). Retrieved August 31, 2024.
Staff of TRECCANI. "Zurlo, Giuseppe, conte" [Zurlo, Giuseppe, count]. TRECCANI (in Italian). Retrieved November 2, 2024.

Other

Francesco Mendozzi (27 February 2017). "Anno Domini 1811: i potenti fratelli Biase e Giuseppe Zurlo a Capracotta" [Anno Domini 1811: the powerful Biase brothers and Giuseppe Zurlo in Capracotta]. Amici di Capracotta (in Italian). Retrieved August 30, 2024.

References

^ Francesco Daniele; et al. (Palatine Printing House). "ALL'ECCELLENZA DEL SIGNOR FRANCESCO ZUROLO, COMMENDATORE DEL REAL ORDINE DELLE DUE SICILE, CONSIGLIERE DI STATO, E MINISTRO DELL'INTERNO" [TO THE EXCELLENCE OF MR FRANCESCO ZUROLO, COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL ORDER OF THE TWO SICILES, STATE COUNCILOR, AND MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR]. In in the Palatine Printing House (ed.). Pe' funerali dell'eccellentissimo signor Cristoforo Saliceti ... celebrati nella chiesa di S. Giacomo degli Spagnuoli il di 29. di Dicembre 1809 inscrizioni di Francesco Daniele [For the funeral of the most excellent Mr Cristoforo Saliceti ... celebrated in the church of S. Giacomo degli Spagnuoli on 29 December 1809 inscriptions by Francesco Daniele] (in Latin). nella Stamperia Palatina. p. III.
^ Gennaro Zurolo (2021). "IV". Giuseppe Zurlo, ministro del Regno delle Due Sicilie, fonti per la storia degli Uomini Illustri del Regno di Napoli [Giuseppe Zurlo, minister of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, sources for the history of the Illustrious Men of the Kingdom of Naples] (in Italian).
^ Gennaro Zurolo (2024). "IV". Giuseppe Zurlo, ministro del Regno delle Due Sicilie, fonti per la storia degli Uomini Illustri del Regno di Napoli [Giuseppe Zurlo, Minister of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, sources for the history of the Illustrious Men of the Kingdom of Naples] (in Italian).
^ Vittorio Gnocchini (2005). L'Italia dei liberi muratori, brevi biografie di massoni famosi [Italy of Freemasons, short biographies of famous Masons] (in Italian). Mimesis. p. 279. ISBN 978-88-8483-362-4. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ Alessandro Cutolo (1937). "ZURLO, Giuseppe, Enciclopedia Italiana (1937)" [ZURLO, Giuseppe, Italian Encyclopedia (1937)]. TRECCANI (in Italian). The entire story of the Italian minister and jurist Giuseppe Zurlo. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
^ Anna Maria Rao (2020). "ZURLO, Giuseppe, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 100 (2020)" [ZURLO, Giuseppe, Biographical Dictionary of Italians - Volume 100 (2020)]. TRECCANI (in Italian). The entire story of the Italian minister and jurist Giuseppe Zurlo. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
^ Luca de Samuele Cagnazzi (1944). Alessandro Cutolo (ed.). La mia vita [My life] (in Italian). U. Hoepli. pp. 14, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 133, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 150, 156, 157, 158, 173 and 203.

Bibliography

Historical sources

Pasquale Stanislao Mancini (1838). "Giuseppe Zurlo" [Giuseppe Zurlo]. L'Omnibus pittoresco, enciclopedia letteraria ed artistica · Volume 1 [The Picturesque Omnibus, literary and artistic encyclopedia · Volume 1] (in Italian). nr. 45. pp. 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375 and 376. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
Luigi Alberto Trotta (1870). Unione typ.-publishing press (ed.). Vita di Giuseppe Zurlo [Life of Giuseppe Zurlo] (in Italian). Turin (TO). Retrieved September 5, 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Luca de Samuele Cagnazzi; et al. (Alessandro Cutolo) (1944). Alessandro Cutolo (ed.). La mia vita [My life] (in Italian). Milan (MI): U. Hoepli. pp. 14, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 133, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 150, 156, 157, 158, 173 and 203. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
Pasquale Villani (1955). Giuseppe Zurlo e la crisi dell'antico regime nel regno di Napoli [Giuseppe Zurlo and the crisis of the ancient regime in the kingdom of Naples] (in Italian). Vol. VII. Naples (NA). pp. 57, 127 and 158. Retrieved September 6, 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Francesco Eriberto D'Ippolito (2004). L'amministrazione produttiva, crisi della mediazione togata e nuovi compiti dello Stato nell'opera di Giuseppe Zurlo (1759-1828) [Productive administration, crisis of professional mediation and new tasks of the State in the work of Giuseppe Zurlo (1759-1828)] (in Italian). Naples (NA): Jovane. ISBN 9788824315142. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
Nico Perrone (2006). La Loggia della Philantropia. Un religioso danese a Napoli prima della rivoluzione. Con la corrispondenza massonica e altri documenti [The Lodge of Philanthropy. A Danish religious man in Naples before the revolution. With Masonic correspondence and other documents] (in Italian). Palermo (PA): Sellerio. ISBN 9788838921414. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
Vittorio Gnocchini (2005). L'Italia dei liberi muratori, brevi biografie di massoni famosi [The Italy of free masons, short biographies of famous freemasons] (in Italian). Mimesis. p. 279. ISBN 9788884833624. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
Gennaro Zurolo (2021). "IV". Giuseppe Zurlo, ministro del Regno delle Due Sicilie, fonti per la storia degli Uomini Illustri del Regno di Napoli [Giuseppe Zurlo, minister of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, sources for the history of the Illustrious Men of the Kingdom of Naples] (in Italian). p. 118.

Archival sources

Notizie su la condotta politica di Giuseppe Zurlo [News on Giuseppe Zurlo's political conduct] (in Italian) (3nd ed.). 1820. Retrieved September 10, 2024.

External links

Official

Alessandro Cutolo. "ZURLO, Giuseppe, Enciclopedia Italiana (1937)" [ZURLO, Giuseppe, Italian Encyclopedia (1937)]. TRECCANI (in Italian). Retrieved September 10, 2024.
Anna Maria Rao. "ZURLO, Giuseppe, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 100 (2020)" [ZURLO, Giuseppe, Biographical Dictionary of Italians - Volume 100 (2020)]. TRECCANI (in Italian). Retrieved September 10, 2024.

Other

Francesco Mendozzi (27 February 2017). "Anno Domini 1811: i potenti fratelli Biase e Giuseppe Zurlo a Capracotta" [Anno Domini 1811: the powerful Biase brothers and Giuseppe Zurlo in Capracotta]. Amici di Capracotta. Retrieved September 10, 2024.

[1] Francesco Daniele; et al. (Palatine Printing House). "ALL'ECCELLENZA DEL SIGNOR FRANCESCO ZUROLO, COMMENDATORE DEL REAL ORDINE DELLE DUE SICILE, CONSIGLIERE DI STATO, E MINISTRO DELL'INTERNO" [TO THE EXCELLENCE OF MR FRANCESCO ZUROLO, COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL ORDER OF THE TWO SICILES, STATE COUNCILOR, AND MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR]. In in the Palatine Printing House (ed.). Pe' funerali dell'eccellentissimo signor Cristoforo Saliceti ... celebrati nella chiesa di S. Giacomo degli Spagnuoli il di 29. di Dicembre 1809 inscrizioni di Francesco Daniele [For the funeral of the most excellent Mr Cristoforo Saliceti ... celebrated in the church of S. Giacomo degli Spagnuoli on 29 December 1809 inscriptions by Francesco Daniele] (in Latin). nella Stamperia Palatina. p. III.

[2] Gennaro Zurolo (2021). "IV". Giuseppe Zurlo, ministro del Regno delle Due Sicilie, fonti per la storia degli Uomini Illustri del Regno di Napoli [Giuseppe Zurlo, minister of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, sources for the history of the Illustrious Men of the Kingdom of Naples] (in Italian).

[3] Gennaro Zurolo (2024). "IV". Giuseppe Zurlo, ministro del Regno delle Due Sicilie, fonti per la storia degli Uomini Illustri del Regno di Napoli [Giuseppe Zurlo, Minister of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, sources for the history of the Illustrious Men of the Kingdom of Naples] (in Italian).

[4] Vittorio Gnocchini (2005). L'Italia dei liberi muratori, brevi biografie di massoni famosi [Italy of Freemasons, short biographies of famous Masons] (in Italian). Mimesis. p. 279. ISBN 978-88-8483-362-4. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[5] Alessandro Cutolo (1937). "ZURLO, Giuseppe, Enciclopedia Italiana (1937)" [ZURLO, Giuseppe, Italian Encyclopedia (1937)]. TRECCANI (in Italian). The entire story of the Italian minister and jurist Giuseppe Zurlo. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

[6] Anna Maria Rao (2020). "ZURLO, Giuseppe, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 100 (2020)" [ZURLO, Giuseppe, Biographical Dictionary of Italians - Volume 100 (2020)]. TRECCANI (in Italian). The entire story of the Italian minister and jurist Giuseppe Zurlo. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

[7] Luca de Samuele Cagnazzi (1944). Alessandro Cutolo (ed.). La mia vita [My life] (in Italian). U. Hoepli. pp. 14, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 133, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 150, 156, 157, 158, 173 and 203.

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