Episode 2 of 2

Execution

Name: Execution
Start: 1858-03-13
Location: Execution site not specified in sources

When: 13 March 1858
Where: Execution site not specified in sources
Part of: Orsini affair: assassination attempt on Napoleon III and Orsini's execution

Orsini was executed by guillotine on 13 March 1858.

Despite the UK's refusal to extradite Bernard, Orsini was tried and convicted. He was sentenced to death and executed by guillotine on 13 March 1858.

Sources

Felice Orsini Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-05
Napoleon III Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04

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