Stephano X
| 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, 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.