Person    | Male  Born 22/6/1805  Died 10/3/1872

Giuseppe Mazzini

Categories: Nationalism

Countries: Italy

Italian patriot. Born Genoa. Died Pisa. An exile in London for much of his life from 1837 onwards. Byronico has information about 10 addresses where he lived in London. He often stayed near, or with, his good friend Carlyle.

2020: Andrea Del Corno' has produced a very good video about Mazzini in London, which can be accessed at this Camden Council local history page.

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Giuseppe Mazzini

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Cheyne Walk heads - Carlyle and Mazzini

Both Mazzini and Carlyle are almost always depicted with a beard but finally ...

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Giuseppe Mazzini - Hatton Garden

Mazzini spent a lot of his later life in London, in various houses so perhaps...

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Giuseppe Mazzini - Laystall Street

It seems likely that "1922" is the date the plaque was erected - exactly 50 y...

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Giuseppe Mazzini - NW1

Giuseppe Mazzini, 1805 - 1872, Italian patriot, lived here. London County Cou...

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