FABRIZI, NICOLA (1804-1885)

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FABRIZI, NICOLA (1804-1885) , Italian patriot, was born at Modena on the 4th of April 1804. He took

part

PART

in the Modena insurrection of 1831, and attempted to succour Ancona, but was arrested at sea and taken to Toulon, whence he proceeded to Marseilles. Afterwards he organized with 114azzini the ill-fated Savoy expedition. Taking

refuge

REFUGE

in Spain, he fought against the Carlists, and was decorated for valour on the battlefield (18th July 1837). At the end of the Carlist War he established a
centre of conspiracy at Malta, endeavoured to dissuade Mazzini from the Bandiera enterprise, but aided Crispi in organizing the Sicilian revolution of 1848: With a company of volunteers he distinguished himself in the defence of Venice, afterwards proceeding to Rome, where he took

part

PART

in the defence of San Pancrazio. Upon the fall of Rome he returned to Malta, accumulating arms and stores, which he conveyed to Sicily; after having, in 1859, worked with Crispi to prepare the Sicilian revolution of I86o. While Garibaldi wassailing from Genoa towards Marsala Fabrizi landed at Pizzolo, and, after severe fighting, joined Garibaldi at

Palermo

PALERMO (Greek, Havopuos; Latin, Panhormus, Panormus)

. Under the Garibaldian Dictatorship he was appointed

governor

GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

of Messina and minister of war. Returning to Malta after the Neapolitan

plebiscite

PLEBISCITE (Lat. plebiscitum, a decree of the
plebs
- PLEBS (from the root seen in Lat. plenus, full; cf. Gr. 7rXit9os)
)

, which he had vainly endeavoured to postpone, he was recalled to aid Cialdini in suppressing brigandage. While on his way to Sicily in 1862, to induce Garibaldi to give up the Aspromonte enterprise, he was arrested at Naples by Lamarmora. During the war of 1866 he became Garibaldi's

chief

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

of staff, and in 1867 fought at. Mentana. In

parliament

PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

he endeavoured to promote agreement between the chiefs. of the Left, and from 1878 onwards worked to secure the return of Crispi to power, but died on the 3rat of

March

1885, two years before the realization of his object. His whole life was characterized by ardent patriotism and unimpeachable integrity. (H. W. S.)

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