Giovanni Maria Angioy
Sardinian politician
Died when: 56 years 124 days (676 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Giovanni Maria Angioy (pronounced [d?o'vanni ma'ri?a an'd??i];Sardinian: Juanne Maria Angioy [ju'an?? ma'?i.a an'd?o.i]; 21 October 1751, Bono – 22 February 1808, Paris) was a Sardinian politician and patriot and is considered to be a national hero by Sardinian nationalists.
Although best known for his political activities, Angioy was a university lecturer, a judge for the Reale Udienza, an entrepreneur and a banker.
From 1794 to 1796, Angioy contributed in shaping and guiding the mass revolt known as "Sardinian Vespers", which was fought to end the feudal privileges and laws that still existed on the island of Sardinia, and to declare the island to be a republic.
In 1796, due to persecution by the ruling House of Savoy, he had to escape from Sardinia.Angioy found refuge in France, where he sought support for a French annexation of the island.
He died, unsuccessful, in Paris at the age of fifty-six.