Giovanni Antonio Camossi
Giovanni Antonio Camossi (* around 1750 in Airolo ; † after 1808 there) was a politician , governor of the Uri governor and president of the provisional government of the Leventina .
Life
Camossi was born in Airolo in the middle of the 18th century. He was governor of the Uri bailiff and openly displayed his anti-French stance during the French occupation of 1798/1799. Camossi played an important role during the popular uprising in the Leventina, a sideline to the Second Coalition War . From 1798 to 1800 he was President of the Provisional Government of the Leventina (President of the Council of War of the Leventina in 1799). At the head of the people of Airolo on April 27, 1799, he disarmed the Ticino troops sent over from the other side of the Gotthard Pass to protect the Helvetic Republic and seized him on April 28-29. April of General Claude-Jacques Lecourbe's luggage .
At the beginning of the uprising in the Leventina on May 1, 1799, he was seconded to Como and Milan to ask Austria's help. From 1803 to 1808 he was a Ticino Grand Councilor.
literature
- Louis Delcros: Il Ticino e la Rivoluzione francese , Dipartimento della Pubblica Educazione, Bellinzona 1959, p. 58.
- Andrea Ghiringhelli: Giovanni Antonio Camossi. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . April 25, 2005 , accessed January 11, 2020 .
supporting documents
- ^ Celestino Trezzini : Giovanni Antonio Camossi. P. 480 (PDF biblio.unibe.ch , accessed on July 16, 2017).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Camossi, Giovanni Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1750 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Airolo |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1808 |
| Place of death | Airolo |