▁between ▁them , ▁as ▁follows : ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁link ▁between ▁the ▁arist ocr atic ▁world ▁of ▁the ▁Thé âtre - Ital ien ▁[ in ▁Paris ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ] ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁ex iles ▁[ in ▁that ▁city ] ▁was ▁the ▁poet ▁Carlo ▁P ep oli ..... The ▁oldest ▁son ▁and ▁he ir ▁of ▁a ▁prominent ▁Bolog n ese ▁land - own ing ▁family , ▁P ep oli ▁fell ▁in ▁with ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁generation ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁government ▁that ▁briefly ▁held ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Rom agna ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁u pr ising . ▁When ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁was ▁qu ashed , ▁the ▁positions ▁P ep oli ▁had ▁held ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Guard a ▁provincia le ▁and ▁as ▁pre fect ▁for ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁P es aro ▁and ▁U rb ino ▁earned ▁him ▁imprison ment ▁in ▁the ▁Spiel berg , ▁a ▁sentence ▁that ▁was ▁comm uted ▁to ▁ex ile ▁thanks ▁to ▁French ▁inter vention . ▁ ▁P ep oli ▁had ▁married ▁Elizabeth ▁Fer g us ▁in ▁England ▁and , ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁Italy ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁commission er ▁with ▁civil ▁and ▁military ▁powers ▁in ▁Rome ▁and ▁a ▁Deput y ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁ending ▁of ▁Aust rian ▁rule , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 8