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}}'''Stephano X''' (April 11, 1881 - March 15 1937), also referred to as '''Stephano III''' and '''Stephano the Dissolute''', was the final independent [[King of Mansilla]] before the [[1937 Coup]] and the final Mansillan monarch of the Ferrara Dynasty. In the 1930s, he became the target of repeated political attacks by the [[Mansillan National Front]], who accused him of moral wickedness (promiscuity and overindulgence), incompetent leadership, and selling out Mansillan heritage to overseas business interests. He was slow to address these accusations and, as a result, allowed a full-scale revolt to fester under his watch. He was forcibly removed from power on January 22, 1937, by his own armed forces, found guilty of (most likely fabricated) sex crimes in a show trial held between February 27 and March 3, and executed by firing squad twelve days later. | }}'''Stephano X''' (April 11, 1881 - March 15 1937), also referred to as '''Stephano III''' and '''Stephano the Dissolute''', was the final independent [[King of Mansilla]] before the [[1937 Coup]] and the final Mansillan monarch of the Ferrara Dynasty. In the 1930s, he became the target of repeated political attacks by the [[Mansillan National Front]], who accused him of moral wickedness (promiscuity and overindulgence), incompetent leadership, and selling out Mansillan heritage to overseas business interests. He was slow to address these accusations and, as a result, allowed a full-scale revolt to fester under his watch. He was forcibly removed from power on January 22, 1937, by his own armed forces, found guilty of (most likely fabricated) sex crimes in a show trial held between February 27 and March 3, and executed by firing squad twelve days later. | ||
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In keeping with the tradition of all Mansillan kings since [[Fernando I]], Stephano claimed to be the legitimate monarch of Pionea, which would make him the tenth King of Pionea and the third Duke of Mansilla. As such, he took the name "Stephano X." His father, Stephano IX, and grandfather, Stephano VIII, respectively, were the second and first King Stephanos of Mansilla. | |||
[[category: People]] | [[category: People]] | ||
[[category: Mansilla]] | [[category: Mansilla]] | ||
Revision as of 19:39, 24 April 2023
| Stephano X | |
|---|---|
| 4th King of Mansilla | |
| In office October 31, 1913 – January 22, 1937 | |
| Prime Minister | Manuel Lorenzini, Marco di Messas |
| Preceded by | Stephano IX |
| Succeeded by | Fernando II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephano Michele Fernando Ferrera April 11, 1881 Sanclaro, Mansilla |
| Died | March 15, 1937 (aged 55) Cerano, Mansilla |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Stephano X (April 11, 1881 - March 15 1937), also referred to as Stephano III and Stephano the Dissolute, was the final independent King of Mansilla before the 1937 Coup and the final Mansillan monarch of the Ferrara Dynasty. In the 1930s, he became the target of repeated political attacks by the Mansillan National Front, who accused him of moral wickedness (promiscuity and overindulgence), incompetent leadership, and selling out Mansillan heritage to overseas business interests. He was slow to address these accusations and, as a result, allowed a full-scale revolt to fester under his watch. He was forcibly removed from power on January 22, 1937, by his own armed forces, found guilty of (most likely fabricated) sex crimes in a show trial held between February 27 and March 3, and executed by firing squad twelve days later.
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In keeping with the tradition of all Mansillan kings since Fernando I, Stephano claimed to be the legitimate monarch of Pionea, which would make him the tenth King of Pionea and the third Duke of Mansilla. As such, he took the name "Stephano X." His father, Stephano IX, and grandfather, Stephano VIII, respectively, were the second and first King Stephanos of Mansilla.