Emanuele Notarbartolo, Marquis of San Giovanni (;

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, 23 February 1834 –

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, 1 February 1893) was an Italian banker and politician. He is widely considered as the

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's first eminent

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in 1893. Of aristocratic origins –

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being one of the most prominent families of

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and his grandfather being Francesco Paolo, Prince of Sciara – he took part in

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and became a distinguished member of the

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. He served as the mayor of

and as Director General of

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(Bank of Sicily). The integrity he demonstrated in his public offices, in particular at the Banco di Sicilia, ultimately cost him his life. On 1 February 1893, on the train from

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, he was stabbed 27 times by Matteo Filippello and Giuseppe Fontana, two affiliates of ''

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''. In 1899, the

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authorized the trial against politician

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as the instigator of the assassination. In 1902, he was found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in prison, but the

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annulled the sentence, and in the new trial which was held in July 1904, he was acquitted by the Court in Florence due to insufficient evidence. One of the main streets of Palermo is dedicated to him, as well as the Notarbartolo Railway Station.

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