FILANGIERL felan-jyEre, GAETANO (1752 88). An Italian jurist, best remembered as the author of a voluminous treatise, La seienrta della legislazione (The Science of Legislation). He was born in Naples, of a noble family, was trained for a military career, but soon abandoned it in favor of legal and scientific studies, and when barely twenty published his first work, Public and Private Education. Among his early successes as a lawyer was an able defense of a royal decree, which won him the appointment of Court advocate. and led to various other offices and honors from the King. The first three parts of his principal work appeared in 1780-83, and incurred the censure of the Catholic Church. Fer dinand 1V.„ however, rewarded the author with a pension, and relieved him from all his Court duties. But his health was already broken by his arduous public services and his persistent labors upon his book, and he died prematurely at thirty-six, in Naples, whither he had returned a few months before, to accept a position in the Ministry of Finance. The Scienza della legisla
done (1780-88), which was to have consisted of seven books, hut remains incomplete, was evi dently written under the influence of 'Montes quieu, although it is not wanting in originality. It has been translated into many European lan guages, that in French (1822) containing a com mentary by Benjamin Constant.
His son, CARLO (1784-1867), Prince of Satri ano, was born in Naples. lIe entered the French Army, was made a captain at Austerlitz. and fought in Spain with Murat. In 1840 he became Viceroy of Sicily. under Ferdinand 11.. and he was made :Minister of War by Francis 11. in 1859. lie held this office for one year, when he fell front power, and did not again enter politics.