Giuseppe Marco Fieschi | |
|---|---|
,_conspirateur,_auteur_de_l%27attentat_%C3%A0_la_%22machine_infernale%22_du_28_juin_1835,_contre_Louis-Philippe_Ier.jpg) Portrait of Fieschi at his trial | |
| Born | 13 December 1790 |
| Died | 19 February 1836 (aged 45) |
| Cause of death | Execution by guillotine |
| Nationality | French (Corsica) |
| Known for | Attempting the assassination of King Louis-Philippe of France |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Parent(s) | Louis Fieschi and Marie Lucie Fieschi |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Date | 28 July 1835 |
| Country | France |
| Killed | 18 |
| Injured | 22 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  France |
| Service/ | French army |
| Years of service | 1808-1814 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Battles/wars | Napoleonic Wars |
Giuseppe Marco Fieschi (13 December 1790 – 19 February 1836) was a Corsican mass murderer, and the chief conspirator in an attempted assassination of King Louis-Philippe of France on 28 July 1835.[1] The attack on the King and his entourage, which made use of a unique volley gun known as the "infernal machine," killed 18 people, but the King only received a minor wound and Fieschi was quickly captured. He and two other conspirators were subsequently tried and executed.
- ^ Dethloff, Diana; Elam, Caroline; Murdoch, Tessa; Sloan, Kim (11 September 2015). Burning Bright: Essays in Honour of David Bindman. UCL Press. p. 219. ISBN 978-1-910634-18-9.
The most notable infernal machine of the period, however, related to another failed assassination, the 1835 attempt on the life of King Louis-Philippe, led by the Corsican Giuseppe Marco Fieschi.