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  Around Naples Encyclopedia 3
Fra Diavolo --"Brother devil"-- was so-called apparently because he had expressed a wish as a young man to enter the clergy and on a few occasions disguised himself as a monk.
Fra Diavolo enjoyed the relaxing life of the ex-bandit celebrity, now the newly declared Duke of Cassano and loyal servant of his king.
Fra Diavolo was executed by hanging in Piazza Mercato in Naples on November 11, 1806.
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 Fra Diavolo: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Fra Diavolo waged untiring war against the French troops, EHandler: no quick summary.
(Fra Diavolo, is founded on traditions associated with the legend, EHandler: no quick summary.
Laurel and Hardy[Click link for more facts about this topic] starred as "Stanlio" and "Ollio" in the 1933 feature film Fra Diavalo (sometimes titled as The Devil's Brother) based on Auber's opera.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fr/fra_diavolo.htm   (900 words)

  
 FRA DIAVOLO - LoveToKnow Article on FRA DIAVOLO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Fra Diavolo was made leader of one of them, and waged untiring war against the French troops, cutting off isolated detachments and murdering stragglers and couriers.
When Joseph Bonaparte was made king of Naples, extraordinary tribunals were established to suppress brigandage, and a price was put on Fra Diavolos head.
Although his cruelty was abominable, he was not altogether without generosity, and by his courage and audacity he acquired a certain romantic popularity, His name has gained a world-wide celebrity as the title of a famous opera by Auber.
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 DIAVOLO, FRA (1771-1806) - Online Information article about DIAVOLO, FRA (1771-1806)
DIAVOLO, FRA (1771-1806), the popular name given to a famous See also:
capture, whence his name of Fra Diavolo, popular superstition having invested him with the characters of a See also:
Florence, 1848) ; B. Amante's Fra Diavolo c it suo tempo (Florence, 1904) is an attempted rehabilitation; but A. Luzio, whose account in Proili e bozzetti storici (See also:
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 Buy Diavolo Online or Sell Diavolo Online - eBay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
You can find both new diavolo and old diavolo fashions and accessories.
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