Gaetano Filangieri, 5th Prince of Satriano

This article is about the jurist. For his grandson, the art collector, see Gaetano Filangieri, prince of Satriano.
Gaetano Filangieri, 5th Prince of Satriano
Portrait of Gaetano Filangieri by Jean-François Bosio, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Born(1753-08-22)August 22, 1753
Cercola, Kingdom of Naples
Died21 July 1788(1788-07-21) (aged 34)
San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, Kingdom of Naples
OccupationsJurist and political philosopher
Known forLa Scienza della Legislazione (1780-1785)
TitlePrince
Spouse
Charlotte Frendel
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(m. 1783)​
Parent(s)Cesare Filangieri and Marianna Filangieri (née Montalto)

Gaetano Filangieri, 5th Prince of Satriano (22 August 1753 – 21 July 1788) was an Italian jurist and philosopher. Highly polemical in regard to the political and legal system of the ancien régime, and opposed to the privilege of the aristocracy and the extreme power of the magistracy, Filangieri fought in favor of a constitutional system based on the rights of man.

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