Angelo Brunetti
Sign in to saveAngelo Brunetti ( – ), better known as Ciceruacchio, was a Roman popular leader who participated in the Roman Republic of 1849. Born in the Campo Marzio district of Rome, he owned a small carting business and became involved with the movement for the political unification of Italy. Having risen to a prominent position in Roman politics after the accession of Pope Pius IX, he supported the overthrow of the pope's government and the proclamation of the Republic. After the Republic's defeat by the French, Brunetti was captured and executed by the army of the Austrian Empire.
Person
- Born
- 1800-09-27
- Died
- 1849-08-10
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key dates
- Born
- 27 September 1800
- Died
- 10 August 1849
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Angelo
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Place of death
- Porto Tolle
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Image
- Angelo Brunetti.png
Show 1 more fact
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Name
- Background
- Involvement in politics
- Roman Republic
- Death
- Reception
- References
- Bibliography
Angelo Brunetti ( – ), better known as Ciceruacchio, was a Roman popular leader who participated in the Roman Republic of 1849. Born in the Campo Marzio district of Rome, he owned a small carting business and became involved with the movement for the political unification of Italy. Having risen to a prominent position in Roman politics after the accession of Pope Pius IX, he supported the overthrow of the pope's government and the proclamation of the Republic. After the Republic's defeat by the French, Brunetti was captured and executed by the army of the Austrian Empire.
== Name == Brunetti was known by the nickname Ciceruacchio. Writing in the Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, the historian Maria Luisa Trebiliani gives two possible explanations for the name: 1) the Roman statesman and orator Cicero, to whose eloquence Brunetti was compared, or 2) a puerile term of endearment derived from the Italian ('chubby') and the Romanesco ('piece').