Gennaro Marulli

Gennaro Marulli, 5th Count of Barletta (16 March 1808 – 25 December 1880) was an Italian military officer and historian.

Biography

He was the son of General Marulli (1774–1859) and brother of the playwright Giacomo Marulli (1822–1883). Following in the footsteps of his father, he too became a general and remained loyal to the Bourbon monarchy. Alongside his duties as an officer he also noted for his activity as a writer.

Marulli was Master of the Horse of King Ferdinand II in 1848. On May 27, 1860, he tried to defend Palermo from the advancing Garibaldians, but was wounded and removed from battle. Still not fully recovered, he decided to take up arms again, reached Capua on September 6 and participated in the Battle of the Volturno. He concluded his military career as governor of the fortress of Gaeta, during the siege that lasted from November 5, 1860 to February 13, 1861. After the surrender, he was taken prisoner and transferred to Genoa.

Having completed his confinement Marulli returned home, distanced himself from public life and — showing great dignity — refused any employment with the new government. His past as a devoted servant of the crown and his political convictions also earned him an assault, but he managed to defend himself and escaped the attackers.

Gennaro Marulli was married to Concetta, daughter of the Marquess Santasilia di Torpino. The couple had four children. His oldest son Teodoro Troiano (1849–1874) absorbed the family's Loyalist ideals, enlisted with the Carlists, and died at Igualada, Spain, in 1874.

Works

• Ragguagli storici sul regno delle Due Sicilie dall'epoca della Francese rivolta fino al 1815 (1844–46; 3 volumes)
• Documenti storici riguardanti l'insurrezione calabra, preceduti dalla storia degli avvenimenti di Napoli del 15 maggio (1849)
• Avvenimenti di Napoli del 15 maggio 1848 ovvero Cause-giornata in se stessa-conseguenze (1849; edited by Gianandrea de Antonellis, 2018)
• I Napoletani alla guerra di Spagna dal 1807 al 1813 ed alla guerra di Russia nel 1812 e 1813 (1851)
• La cattiva letteratura e le buone truppe (1852; the introductory essay, entitled Gli errori del XVIII secolo, was reprinted by Gianandrea de Antonellis as Gli errori dell'Illuminismo, 2020)

References

• Acton, Harold (1961). The Last Bourbons of Naples (1825-1861). London: Methuen.
• Buttà, Giuseppe (2022). I Borboni di Napoli al cospetto di due secoli. Salerno: Francesco D'Amato Editore.
• Quandel, Pietro (1863). Giornale della difesa di Gaeta, da nov. 1860 a feb. 1861. Roma: A. Placidi.

External links

• Works by Gennaro Marulli at Hathi Trust