Lucio Caracciolo Duke of Roccaromana ( May 14, 1771 , Pastorano - December 2, 1836 , Torre del Greco ) - Italian military commander . Lieutenant General (1818). Approximate kings of Naples Ferdinand I and Joachim Murat .
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Biography
Aristocrat . Duke of Roccaroman of the Caracciolo family. The son of Vincenzo Caracciolo, Duke of Mignano and Roccaroman and Countess of Petronilla de Ligneville, daughter of a general.
He stood at the origins of the creation of the Parthenopean Republic . In 1796, the Kingdom of Naples concluded a peace treaty with France, but two years later hostilities resumed as a result of the hatred that Queen Maria Carolina of Austria , sister of executed Queen Marie Antoinette of Austria , had for the Republic. After the failure of the Roman expedition, the family of King Ferdinand IV on December 23, 1798 aboard the frigate Admiral Caracciolo “Sannita” retired to Sicily, taking with them the state treasury, in early January 1799, the people of Naples rebelled under the leadership of Prince Moliterno Girolamo Pignatello and Lucio Caracciolo diroz , On January 15, royal prisons were stormed and the liberated Jacobins formed the Committee of Patriots, the Partenopean Republic was proclaimed on January 21, and on January 23 the French triumphantly entered the city the troops of General Championne .
He distinguished himself by commanding a cavalry regiment in 1799 in a battle with the French army at Cayazzo during the Neapolitan Wars .
He was distinguished by courage and valor in numerous battles.
In 1808 he became a colonel of the Neapolitan horse velites (Veliti a cavallo) of the Royal Guard of the Kingdom of Naples as part of the Napoleonic army .
He participated in the Russian campaign of Napoleon (1812). In 1812 he was appointed chief of the escort Joachim Murat . With the rank of colonel, he led two squadrons of Neapolitan horse velites (Veliti a cavallo) of the Royal Guard (400 people) [1] . He accompanied his king in Russia, where during the retreat due to frostbite he lost all the fingers of his left hand. Reflecting the attacks of the Cossacks, the Duke of Roccaroman and his cavalrymen for some time formed part of Napoleon's escort when the Emperor was taken on a sleigh back to Vilna .
In the years 1814-1815 - a member of Italian campaigns.
He participated in the battle of Tolentino in 1815, where his only 22-year-old son, Ernesto, was killed and Murat’s army was completely defeated.
After the restoration of the throne of Ferdinand IV of Bourbon, he was not punished for his loyalty to the Murat regime and retained a privileged position at the royal court. In December 1818 he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general .
After King of Both Sicily Ferdinand II came to power, he was awarded the Royal Order of St. George and Reunion and was appointed captain of the Royal Guard.
Mason . Member of the great east of Italy . Venerable Tyler "Les Mars d'Italie".
Rewards
- Order of St. George and Reunion