CAMPELLO, POMPEO. — Minister of State, born in Spoleto on 5 Feb. 1803, died there on 22 June 1884. In 1831 he took command of the civic guard and participated in the insurrectionary movement; he later became president of the provisional government of Spoleto. After the failure of the movement, he was arrested by the Austrians and imprisoned in Venice, from which he was soon released through the intercession of his prince, Rupoli of Vignanello. He established the State Council in Rome under Pius IX; C. represented Spoleto there and in June 1848 was appointed Minister of Arms. On 6 Aug., during the Austrian invasion, he published, without authorization, a fiery proclamation urging the people to take up arms. Forced to resign as a result, he was nevertheless recalled to the ministry in November. With the fall of the Roman Republic, he attempted to flee but was arrested again and barely managed to escape to Corfu. After various adventures, he succeeded in reaching France. In 1860 he returned to Spoleto and the following year was appointed senator and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Rattazzi cabinet, a position he held until 1867.
C. was responsible for the contrived diplomatic attempt to exacerbate the Roman Question through the inspection of General Dumont of the Antibes Legion in service with the Pope; as well as, in large part, the futile effort to prevent, contrary to the spirit and letter of the September 1864 convention, the intervention of imperial troops to protect the domains of the Holy See in the autumn of 1867.