Gaetano Bresci
Italian anarchist regicide of King Umberto I of Italy (1869-1901) · Italy · Died at 31
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Something wrong?Gaetano Bresci was an Italian anarchist who assassinated King Umberto I of Italy. His experience working as a young weaver led him to the conclusion that he had faced exploitation in the workplace, which attracted him to anarchism.
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Illustration of Bresci assassinating Umberto I of Italy
Period illustration of where Umberto was shot
Illustration of Bresci's trial in Milan
View of the now-abandoned prison on Santo Stefano Island
Illustration of Gaetano Bresci's suicide
Bresci's wife and daughter (pictured) were forced to leave West Hoboken, New Jersey.
The assassination of William McKinley by Leon Czolgosz was directly inspired by Bresci.About this person
Gaetano Bresci was an Italian anarchist who assassinated King Umberto I of Italy. His experience working as a young weaver led him to the conclusion that he had faced exploitation in the workplace, which attracted him to anarchism. Bresci emigrated to the United States, where he became involved with other Italian immigrant anarchists in Paterson, New Jersey. News of the Bava Beccaris massacre motivated him to return to Italy, where he planned to assassinate Umberto in response. Local police knew of his return but did not mobilize. Bresci killed the king in July 1900 during Umberto's scheduled appearance in Monza amid a sparse police presence.
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