Fra Diavolo

Fra Diavolo (lit. Brother Devil; 7 April 1771–11 November 1806), is the popular name given to Michele Pezza, a famous guerrilla leader who resisted the French occupation of Naples, proving an "inspirational practitioner of popular insurrection". Pezza figures prominently in folk lore and fiction. He appears in several works of Alexandre Dumas, including The Last Cavalier: Being the Adventures of Count Sainte-hermine in the Age of Napoleon, not published until 2007 and in Washington Irving's short story "The Inn at Terracina".

For other uses, see Fra Diavolo (disambiguation).
Michele Pezza
Born(1771-04-07)7 April 1771
Itri, Kingdom of Naples
Died11 November 1806(1806-11-11) (aged 35)
Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Other namesFra Diavolo
OrganizationSanfedismo
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