Giovanni Battista Bugatti
Giovanni Battista Bugatti (1779–1869) was the official executioner for the Papal States from 1796 to 1864. He was the longest-serving executioner in the States and was nicknamed Mastro Titta, a Roman corruption of maestro di giustizia, or master of justice. At the age of 85, he was retired by Pope Pius IX with a monthly pension of 30 scudi.
Giovanni Battista Bugatti | |
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Bugatti (left) offering snuff to a condemned prisoner before carrying out an execution. From a 19th-century woodcut. | |
| Born | 6 March 1779 Senigallia, Marche, Papal States |
| Died | 18 June 1869 (aged 90) Rome, Lazio, Papal States |
| Title | Official Executioner for the Papal States |
| Term | 22 March 1796 – 17 August 1864 (68 years, 148 days) |
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