Santarosa, Santorre Annibale De Rossi di Pomarolo, conte di
Santarosa, Santorre Annibale De Rossi di Pomarolo, conte di
(säntôr`rā än-nē`bälā dā rôs`sē dē pōmärô`lō kôn`tā dē sän'tärô`zä), 1783–1825, Italian revolutionary. Hoping to establish a constitutional monarchy under Charles AlbertCharles Albert,1798–1849, king of Sardinia (1831–49, see Savoy, house of). Because he had not been entirely unsympathetic to the revolutionary movement of 1821 in Sardinia, Charles Albert developed an ambiguous political reputation prior to acceding to the throne in
..... Click the link for more information. , heir to the throne of Sardinia, he organized an unsuccessful revolution in Piedmont in 1821. He fled to Switzerland, then died while fighting for Greek independence.