Annibale Santorre di Rossi de Pomarolo, Count of Santarosa

Annibale Rossi di Santorre Pomarolo, Conte di Santa Rosa ( born November 18, 1783 in Savigliano; † May 8, 1825 at Pylos, Greece ) was a Piedmontese officer and revolutionary.

Life

Santorre was the son of a Piedmontese general who was killed in 1796 Mondovi in a battle against Napoleon's army. After the Piedmont was annexed by France, Santorre joined the civil service, but remained secretly joined the House of Savoy. From 1812 to 1814 he was sub-prefect of La Spezia. After the Restoration he became a captain in the Granatieri di Sardegna in the Piedmontese army. He was a staunch opponent of the restoration of Austrian supremacy in Italy by the Congress of Vienna. During the riots of 1820 and 1821 he tried, the Kingdom of Sardinia - Piedmont to move for intervention in the Austro- Neapolitan war to oust the Austrians from Italy and all over the country to one. The liberal movement that led Santorre di Santa Rosa, was also supported by the Crown Prince Charles Albert. When the motion on March 10, 1821, with the support of the Crown Prince and elements of the army announced the entry into force of the Constitution, they broke due to lack of support together by the people. Santa Rosa was able to flee to Paris. There he wrote a book about the " Piedmontese Revolution" (La révolution piémontaise ), which brought on account of his advanced content expulsion from France. He went to London, where he found refuge at Ugo Foscolo, then to Nottingham, where he worked as a language teacher. In 1824 he went to Greece, where he participated in the local liberation struggle against the Ottomans. In Greece, he came on May 8, 1825 died.

Santorre di Santa Rosa is one of the pioneers of the Risorgimento.

• Historical person (Italy )
• Person ( Risorgimento )
• Military person (Piedmont)
• Born in 1783
• Died in 1825
• Man