Ciro Menotti ( Italian: Ciro Menotti ; January 22, 1798 , Carpi - May 23, 1831 , Modena ) - Italian revolutionary.
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Menotti was born near the city of Carpi , at that time part of the Duchy of Modena and Reggio . In 1817, he joined the Carbonarii , since 1820 he actively collaborated with the French liberals in order to rid Modena of Austrian hegemony. The duke of Francesco IV d'Este initially favored the ideas of Menotti, hoping to become king of a united Italy . Probably thanks to his patronage, Menotti remained at large, while many carbonarians were arrested.
However, during the revolt raised by Menotti in Modena on February 3, 1831, the duke's attitude toward his activities changed dramatically. Perhaps he was afraid of losing his privileges as a result of the revolution, or he disbelieved in the idea of uniting Italy. One way or another, Francesco, who was in Mantua at that time, threw troops to suppress the uprising. Menotti's house was surrounded, many of his supporters killed, and he himself was arrested.
The duke of d'Este, who returned to Modena in March, sentenced the leaders of the conspirators to death, most of them were commuted to lengthy prison sentences, but Francesco refused to review the sentence of Menotti despite numerous requests for commutation of sentence. On May 23, 1831, Menotti was hanged in the citadel of Modena.
After his death, Menotti became an idealized martyr hero who died for a united Italy. In 1879, a monument was opened to him in Modena opposite the former ducal palace . Giuseppe Garibaldi named one of his sons by the name of Menotti.
Literature
- Arrigo Solmi . Ciro Menotti e l'idea unitaria nell'insurrezione del 1831: con un'appendice di documenti. - Modena: Società tipografica Modenese, 1931.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 Menotti Ciro // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ed. A. M. Prokhorov - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1969.