Historedia
Person

Giovanni Maria Angioy

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1793–1796

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Giovanni Maria Angioy, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Sardinian Vespers in Cagliari

    1793–1796

    Role: Sardinian politician and patriot who shaped and guided the Sardinian Vespers revolt from 1794 to 1796

    1. 1793 · Gulf of Cagliari and Poetto beachFailed French invasion of Sardinia

      In 1793 a French fleet approached the Gulf of Cagliari; Sardinians organised their own defence and defeated the landing force.

    2. 1793 · SardiniaSardinian demands and refusals

      After the failed invasion, insurgents urged relief from feudal law; Sardinian aristocrats' requests for representation were refused.

    3. 1794–1796 · Sardinia, with later actions at Sassari and OristanoAngioy and the wider Vespers movement

      From 1794 to 1796 Angioy shaped and guided the mass revolt aiming to end feudal privileges and declare a Sardinian republic.

    4. 28 April 1794 · Cagliari, SardiniaPopular uprising in Cagliari

      Cagliari's population rose in open revolt on 28 April 1794, expelling the kingdom's representatives and Piedmontese rulers.

Sources

  1. Giovanni Maria Angioy Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-04