Hofer was brought to Mantua, where the French viceroy of Italy, Eugène Rose de Beauharnais, first wanted to pardon him; but Napoleon overruled his governor: the death penalty was issued on February 19 and executed on February 20.
Hofer was brought to Mantua, where the French viceroy of Italy, Eugène Rose de Beauharnais, first wanted to pardon him, but Napoleon overruled Beauharnais, his stepson. The death penalty was issued on February 19 and executed on February 20.