Giuseppe Mazzini was an Italian revolutionary. He was born in Genoa and became a member of the secret society of the Carbonari.
(i) At the age of 24, he was sent into exile in 1831 for attempting a revolution.
(ii) He founded two more secret societies, (a) Young Italy in Marseilles (b) Young Europe in Berne.
(iii) Members of these underground societies were like-minded young men from Poland, France, Italy and German states.
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(iv) Mazzini’s relentless opposition to monarchy and his vision of democratic republics frightened the conservatives.