Harold Acton


Sir Harold Mario Mitchell Acton CBE was a British writer, scholar, and dilettante. Born at Villa La Pietra, near Florence, Italy, Actons father was a successful art collector and dealer, and his prominent AngloItalian family included the historian Lord Acton, and, more distantly, Sir John Acton, Commodore and prime minister of Naples under Ferdinand IV.

Acton was born into a prominent AngloItalianAmerican family at Villa La Pietra, his parents house one mile outside the walls of Florence, Italy. He claimed that his greatgreatgrandfather was Commodore Sir John Acton, who was prime minister of Naples under Ferdinand IV, and grandfather of the Roman Catholic historian John Acton. However, the basis of this has been disputed Acton was in fact the greatgreat grandson of Sir Johns younger brother Joseph Acton , via his eldest son Charles.

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