Ruggeru Sèttimu (Italian: Ruggiero Settimo; May 19, 1778 — May 12, 1863) was an Italian politician, diplomat, and patriotic activist of Sicily. The name means "Roger the Seventh", but though he was a nobleman as the Prince of Castelnuovo, it is not clear whether he was a descendant of Roger, the Great Count of Sicily.
He was born in Palermo.
He was one of the most important protagonists of the Sicilian revolution of independence of 1848, after which he was effective head of state of an independent Sicily that replaced the Bourbon Two Sicilies for 16 months. Once the rebellion was put down by King Ferdinand II's army, he escaped to Malta, where he lived out the rest of his life in exile.
Following the success of the Risorgimento movement during 1860 and 1861, he was offered the position of the President of the Senate of the newly created Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy, but he declined for health reasons, dying only two years later in Malta.
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President of the Italian Senate 1861-1863- |
Succeeded by Federico Sclopis |
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