Carbonari
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The Carbonari was an informal network of secret revolutionary societies active in Italy from about 1800 to 1831. The Carbonari may have further influenced other revolutionary groups in France, Portuga
Revolution of 1820 in Palermo against King Ferdinand I
Ciro Menotti, leader of the failed uprising against Austrian dominance in Modena, was executed in 1831.
Plaque in memory of Angelo Targhini and Leonida Montanari, sentenced to death by the pope in 1825
Arrest of Silvio Pellico and Piero Maroncelli by Austrian authorities in Milan in 1820
Revolutions during the 1820s
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Revolutions during the 1820s included revolutions in Russia, Spain, Portugal, and the Italian states for constitutional monarchies, and for independence from Ottoman rule in Greece. Unlike the revolut
Carbonari
…and those influenced by them, took part in important events in the process of Italian unification (called the Risorgimento), especially the failed Revolution of 1820, and in the further development of Italian nationalism. The chief purpose was to defeat tyranny and establish a constitutional government. In the north…
The Sortie of Missolonghi was one of the most dramatic events during the Greek War of Independence