Who were the Carbonari?

Answer 1

The Italian Carbonari was a group that vowed to oppose the government in Vienna as well as the government's conservative allies. (An interesting note: the group took its name Carbonari from the charcoal that members used to blacken their faces with). However, members of the Carbonari had murky political views. Some called for constitutions and liberal reforms, while others wanted another Napoleon Bonaparte! The Carbonari created obscure rituals for meetings and met in hiding. But, these Carbonari had one thing in common, they did not want total restoration of the monarchical power.