Biography
Son of Corsican general Domenico Rivarola (1687-1748)1. Sometime Sardinian Consul to the Court of Tuscany living in Leghorn ca. 1765.
- 1 Boswell gave a short account of the Rivarolas, and especially Domenico Rivarola, in his Account of Corsica
Life with Boswell
Boswell secured from Rivarola several letters of recommendation for use on his Corsican expedition, on which he embarked from Leghorn (Livorno) on October 11, 1765.
In his Account of Corsica Boswell referred to Rivarola as "my very good friend".