Dun Mikiel Xerri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Maltese patriot
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Place of Birth: Żebbuġ Malta, Malta
About Dun Mikiel Xerri
- Dun Mikiel Xerri (Zebbug, 29 September 1737 – 17 January 1799) was a Maltese patriot.
- He was baptised Mikael Archangelus Joseph in the parish church of Zebbug on 30 September 1737, the son of Bartholomew Xerri and his wife Anne.
- Xerri studied at different universities in Europe.
- He lived under both the Knights of St.
- John during their time in Malta and the French when they took over the Maltese Islands.
- He was involved in an unsuccessful revolt to overthrow French rule under Napoleon Bonaparte for which he, together with other locals, was executed on 17 January 1799 at the age of 61.
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