Rudinì, Antonio Starrabba or Starabba, marchese di, 1839-1908, Italian political leader. A Sicilian revolutionist, he was mayor of Palermo (1864), prefect of Naples (1868), minister of the interior (1869), and twice premier (1891-92, 1896-98) as the leader of the right. He renewed the Triple Alliance (1891) and attempted a rapprochement with France. He was obliged to resign in 1898 after having severely suppressed a series of bread riots.