biography
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Fra Diavolo
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(‘Brother Devil’), popular name of Michele Pezza
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pronunciation:
[frah dyahvoloh]
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| lived:
| (1760–1806)
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| biography:
| Brigand and guerrilla leader, born in Itri, WC Italy. He joined the Bourbon army in 1798 and took part in their guerrilla warfare against the Parthenopean Republic. For years he headed a band of desperados in the Calabrian Mts and evaded capture by skilful guerrilla warfare, earning his nickname for his fierce ways. In 1806 he attempted to excite Calabria against France, but was taken prisoner and executed at Naples. |
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