B1Why Secret Societies so weak before 1848? Flashcards
how many members were there for the secret society - carbonari?
60,000 about 5% of adult male population
who led the Federati?
Milanese nobleman Federico Confalonieri
what did the federati favour?
constitutional government, program was more moderate than that of the carbonari
what was the main weakness of the secret societies?
unprepared to work together and lacked organisation. small and scattered groups
Who were the spillo negro?
In the Papal States. Little is known about them other than they were anti-Austrian and against the repression of the re-established papal rule. They wanted more liberal ideas
What was the aim of the free masonry?
After 1815 aimed to overthrow restored monarchs and drive out the Austrians
What was the free masonry membership like?
Army officers, students, lawyers, teachers and doctors all well-educated and mostly class. Workers and peasants were mostly unknown
