who is Tito Speri?

Question

Italian historical person

Answer 1

From 1426, after the Pallavicini, Scaligeri, Torriani and Visconti Signorie, it went over to the Republic of Venice, remaining part of that until 1797, the year in which the Napoleonic Cisalpine Republic was declared. In 1814 Brescia became part of Lombard-Venetia under Hapsburg rule, from which it attempted in vain to break free under the leadership of Tito Speri, demonstrating admirable courage during the "Dieci Giornate di Brescia" - a last, desperate attempt at resistance. It is for this episode that the town is called "the Lioness of Italy". It was finally liberated in 1859.