Person
Alessandro Cagliostro
Italian adventurer
b. 1743 CE – d. 1795 CE
World The Middle of The Earth
Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (2 June 1743 – 26 August 1795) is the alias of the occultist Giuseppe Balsamo; also called Joseph Balsamo), an Italian adventurer.
People
- Alessandro Cagliostro
- Angelika Kauffmann
- Cardinal de Rohan
- Charles Théveneau de Morande
- Giacomo Casanova
Groups
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Roman Catholic Christians
- Freemasons
- Ireland, (English) Kingdom of
- Inquisition, Roman
Topics
- Literature: 1684 to 1828
- Portraits, Rococco
- Western Art: 1780 to 1792
- Diamond Necklace, Affair of the
Commodities
None linked.
Cite this entry
Moran, J. (2017). Alessandro Cagliostro. History Atlas. Retrieved 2 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/alessandro-cagliostro/
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