Career
Enrico Salati began his career as a lawyer for the Duchy of Parma. Under Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma he was appointed President of the Ministry of Grace and Justice. Enrico Salati as Counsellor of State for the Duchy of Parma, acting on behalf of Charles II, Duke of Parma, signed an alliance with Prince Klemens von Metternich, Foreign Minister of the Austrian Empire on February 4, 1848.
Duchess Louise Marie Therese of France requested Enrico Salati and the other ministers to remain in administration as she considered them to be trustworthy and loyal.
The Duchy of Parma was disbanded June 9, 1859 after the Second Italian War of Independence, and became part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. Enrico Salati was appointed Knight Commander of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George by Marie Louise of Austria.