Nicola Ricciotti (11 June 1797-25 July 1844) was an Italian revolutionary during the Risorgimento period. Ricciotti took part in uprisings against the Papal States and fought in the First Carlist War, and he was executed by Naples in 1844; Giuseppe Garibaldi's son Ricciotti Garibaldi was named for him.
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Nicola Ricciotti was born in Frosinone, Italy on 11 June 1797. Ricciotti took part in the riots of 1821 with his brothers, one of whom was arrested by pontifical police. He joined the army of Guglielmo Pepe at Pontecorvo, taking part in the capture of Rieti and the battle of Antrodoco. After he was captured by the Austrian Empire, he was sentenced to death, although his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment at the Civita Castellana fortress. In 1831, Pope Gregory XVI pardoned him, and he met Giuseppe Mazzini on Corsica, helping him plan more uprisings. In 1833, after the failure of the Romagna and Marche uprisings, Ricciotti fled to France, where he met Giuseppe Garibaldi. In 1835, he fought against the Carlists in Spain, becoming a Colonel in 1843. In 1844, he was sent to prepare riots in Italy, but he was captured by the Bourbon Neapolitan forces and executed by firing squad on 25 July 1844 alongside two of his brothers.