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===Two Sicilies insurrection=== [[File:Guglielmo Pepe Illustration.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Guglielmo Pepe]]]] In 1820, liberal Spaniards successfully [[Trienio Liberal|revolted]], demanding a Constitution, which influenced the development of a similar movement in Italy. Inspired by the Spaniards, a regiment in the army of the [[Kingdom of Two Sicilies]], commanded by [[Guglielmo Pepe]], a Carbonaro (member of the secret republican organization),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Carbonaro |title=Carbonaro β definition of Carbonaro by The Free Dictionary |publisher=The free dictionary.com |access-date=28 January 2015}}</ref> mutinied, conquering the peninsular part of Two Sicilies. The king, [[Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies|Ferdinand I]], agreed to enact a new constitution. The revolutionaries, although, failed to court popular support and fell to Austrian troops of the [[Holy Alliance]]. Ferdinand abolished the constitution and began systematically persecuting known revolutionaries. Many supporters of revolution in [[Sicily]], including the scholar [[Michele Amari]], were forced into exile during the decades that followed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onwar.com/aced/nation/all/austrohun/ftwosicilies1820.htm|title=Austria Two Sicilies Revolt 1820β1821|publisher=Onwar.com|access-date=30 September 2014}}</ref>
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