Luisa Sanfelice, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Luisa Sanfelice

Italian aristocrat

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1764

Place of Birth: Naples, Campania, Italy

Date of Death: 11-Sep-1800

Profession: revolutionary

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Luisa or Luigia Sanfelice (1764–1800) was an Italian aristocrat who was executed by Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies because of her involvement with the French-backed Parthenopean Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars although Sanfelice was largely apolitical.
As she was generally regarded as the innocent victim of circumstances, she became a legendary figure who was widely portrayed in popular culture.
During the nineteenth century she was often depicted as a gentle and naïve beauty whose story closely resembled that of the fictional Fioria Tosca, heroine of the Puccini opera Tosca.Amongst those who depicted Sanfelice was the French writer Alexandre Dumas who wrote the novel La San Felice (1864).
In 1874 the artist Giovacchino Toma painted Luisa Sanfelice in Carcere, showing her in captivity before her execution.
In the twentieth century Sanfelice appeared in two films Luisa Sanfelice (1942) and Luisa Sanfelice (2004).



Alternative names	Giocchino Toma; giacomo thoma; Giovacchino Toma
Description	Italian painter
Date of birth/death	24 January 1836 / 1838	12 January 1891
Location of birth/death	Galatina in the province of Lecce, Apulia	Naples
Authority control	: Q3764856 VIAF: 54955809 ISNI: 0000 0000 6631 4169 ULAN: 500012892 LCCN: nr95016717 WGA: TOMA, Gioacchino WorldCat