Franziska Scanagatta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian female soldier
Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1776
Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Date of Death: 20-Nov-1864
Profession: military officer
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Franziska Scanagatta
- Franziska Scanagatta (also called Francesca Scanagatta) (1 August 1776 – 1865) was an Italian woman who disguised herself as a man in order to attend an Austrian officer school in 1794.
- She served during the French Revolution and was promoted to Leutnant (lieutenant) in 1800.
- In 1801 she left the army and was granted a pension by Kaiser Franz II, when he learned of her story.
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