Orsini
(Maffio). A young Italian nobleman, whose life was saved
by Gennaro at the battle of Rimini. Orsini became the staunch friend of
Genaro, but both were poisoned at a banquet given by the Princess
Negroni.
(Donizetti: Lucrezia di Borgia, an opera.) This was the name
of the conspirator who attempted the life of Napoleon III.
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