Filomena Pennacchio

Italian brigand

Summary

Filomena Pennacchio, also known as Philomena Pennacchio, was a 19th-century Italian brigand. She joined a gang of brigands in 1862. Throughout her time with the brigands, she earned herself the nickname "Queen of the Woods". She was arrested in 1864 and sentenced to prison. Eventually, she was released and lived in Turin, Italy, for the rest of her life. She died on February 17, 1915.

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5/30/2026, 8:24:36 PM

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