Plaque on a building in “Via Garibaldi”, which was then “Borgo Reale”:| In questa casa già proprietà Perier poi Fabbri il 27 giugno 1796 avvenne lo storico incontro di Napoleone Bonaparte Generale con Francesco Spannocchi Piccolomini governatore di Livorno Dicembre 1971 150° anno della morte di Napoleone | (In this house owned by Perier, then Fabbri On June 27th, 1796 took place the historical encounter between the General Napoleone Bonaparte and Francesco Spannocchi Piccolomini governor of Livorno December 1971 150th anniversary of Napoleon's death) |
It wasn't a friendly meeting: the General was quite rude with Spannocchi Piccolomini, accusing him of being a friend of Great Britain (which was probably true) and quickly divesting the Governor of any power.
10 comments:
Yes. Europe continues to struggle with one-another.
Please have a good new week ahead.
Interesting history for certain.
This event is not surprising given what we know of Nepoleon's personality, arrogant might describe him. The house is great looking, largely unchanged from that historic meeting.
Good for the local man, for standing up to Napoleon.
What an interesting post VP. Thank you.
I have a few problems with Napoléon...
What a great piece of history!
Duncan In Kuantan
How good to have written reminders of historical events all around the city.
Napoleon was everywhere, wasn´t he?
Excellent research! How interesting to see the print and the real building.
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