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Naples 1648-1707 |
| The Kingdom of Naples, 1618-1648 |
The Spanish administration was focussed on financing the costly
Spanish military. In order to do so, additional taxes were introduced and the
state debt increased. From a Neapolitan point of view, most of the wars the Spanish Empire fought
- in northern Italy, the Spanish
Netherlands and elsewhere, were of secondary interest, not so the threat
posed by the Ottoman
Empire; in 1620 an Ottoman fleet raided the city of Manfredonia.
In the 1630es, the costly 30 Years War caused excessive taxation throughout the Spanish Empire. In 1646, France sent a number of expeditions against the Stato dei Presidii, a Neapolitan possession in Tuscany. The French also looked favourable at conspirations in the Kingdom of Naples which intended to overthrow Spanish rule (1644-1646). In 1647, a revolt erupted in Naples (Naples Revolt), organized by Tommaso Aniello, called Masaniello. He was murdered a few days after the revolt had begun; the rebels established control in the city, and also in part of the countryside. A Spanish fleet was defeated, the republic proclaimed. The revolt had both anti-Spanish and anti-noble character. In 1648 the rebels agreed to the restoration of Spanish rule.
In the 1630es, the costly 30 Years War caused excessive taxation throughout the Spanish Empire. In 1646, France sent a number of expeditions against the Stato dei Presidii, a Neapolitan possession in Tuscany. The French also looked favourable at conspirations in the Kingdom of Naples which intended to overthrow Spanish rule (1644-1646). In 1647, a revolt erupted in Naples (Naples Revolt), organized by Tommaso Aniello, called Masaniello. He was murdered a few days after the revolt had begun; the rebels established control in the city, and also in part of the countryside. A Spanish fleet was defeated, the republic proclaimed. The revolt had both anti-Spanish and anti-noble character. In 1648 the rebels agreed to the restoration of Spanish rule.
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EXTERNAL FILES |
Naples, Kingdom of, from infoplease;
Naples, from Catholic Encyclopedia The Royal House of the Two Sicilies, History, from The Royal House of Bourbon Article Kingdom of Naples, from EB 1911 Article Naples from Catholic Encyclopedia Article Pedro Tellez Giron, Duke of Osuna, from EB 1911 Civitella, from Walled Cities |
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| REFERENCE |
History of Italian Regions : Naples / Two Sicilies, from History Book Reviews
The 18th Century : the Era of Enlightened Reforms, in : Christopher Duggan, A Concise History of Italy, Cambridge : Cambridge Univ. Pr. 1994, pp.75-86 Franz Pesendorfer, Österreich - Grossmacht am Mittelmeer ? Das Königreich Neapel unter Kaiser Karl VI. (1707/20-1734/35) (Austria - Great Power in the Mediterranean ? The Kingdom of Naples under Emperor Charles VI., 1707/20-1734/35), Wien : Böhlau 1998, in German [G] |
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