Camillo Caracciolo ( Italian: Camillo Caracciolo ; September 11, 1563, Naples - December 28, 1630, Caravaggio ), 2nd Prince di Avellino, 3rd Duke di Atripaldá and 3rd Count di Torella - military and statesman of the Neapolitan kingdom and Spanish empire .
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Predecessor | Marino I Caracciolo | ||||||
Successor | Marino II Caracciolo | ||||||
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Successor | Marino II Caracciolo | ||||||
Birth | September 11, 1563 Naples | ||||||
Death | December 28, 1617 (54 years) Caravaggio (city) | ||||||
Rod | Caracciolo | ||||||
Father | Marino I Caracciolo | ||||||
Mother | Chrysostoma Karafa | ||||||
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Biography
The third son of Marino I Caracciolo , 1st Prince Avellino, and Crisostomy Carafa.
It was intended for a spiritual career, but after the death of two older brothers in 1585, he became heir, receiving the title of co-ruler Torella. Neapolitan patrician, marquis di bella (1603).
Bella Bona describes him as "one of the most beautiful princes of his time, tall, handsome looking, and open-minded, who called him into favor." Following the example of his father, Camillo made a military career in the service of the King of Spain, served under Alessandro Farnese in various campaigns, commanding the Neapolitan heavy cavalry (“catafracts”, catafratti ). Military adviser in the Netherlands (05/25/1592), member of the Collateral Council of the Kingdom of Naples (09/27/1957).
As a reward for service, April 5, 1602 was granted by Philip III to the Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece . The Order of the chain received from the hands of the Duke of Parma in the cathedral of his capital on October 13 of the same year. The ceremony was attended by the armorial king of the order.
February 11, 1609 took over the post of Grand Chancellor of the Kingdom of Neapolitan, a prestigious position that included jurisdiction over the University of Neapolitan and the authority of the chairman of the board of doctors who awarded degrees in law, medicine and theology.
August 9, 1609 appointed governor of Calabria .
The prince’s wealth also grew, and he was able to acquire Sanseverino’s possession for 134 thousand ducats, which included 43 farms, including Baronissi and Lankuzi. In Avellino, he perfected wool production using the water resources of Irpenia, for which he received the nickname “prince of waters” ( il principe delle acque ).
The prince struggled with usury and was engaged in charity, taking advantage of his wife's dowry to create Monte di Pieta, a charity box office, also called Monte di maritaggio (marriage box office), because it gave orphans 50 allowances. With the papal blessing, Camillo established the Conservatory of the Sisters, where nuns were engaged in raising girls from good families. He was actively engaged in civil and religious construction, and completed the restoration of the Church of John the Baptist, better known as Monserrato, built by the Countess Maria de Cardona.
An admirer of art and literature, Prince Avellino was a member of the Neapolitan Academy of degli Otsiosi, founded by Giovanni Battista Manso on May 3, 1611 in the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie. He decorated the walls of his Neapolitan residence with canvases by the best painters of that time. The castle of Avellino, transformed into a luxurious residence in the Renaissance style, was decorated with a magnificent park on the Belvedere hill, where fountains were installed and aqueducts were built to supply water.
While serving in Lombardy, Camillo participated in the military actions of the Spaniards against Venice and Savoy, and in 1617 he became general of the cavalry of the Duchy of Milan . Praised as “the decoration and glory of the present and the future of his family,” he suddenly died in Caravaggio Castle, and was buried in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine, which he began to build in 1604.
Family
1st wife (1585): Robert Caraf (died 08.28.1603), daughter of Marcio Carapha, Duke di Maddaloni, and Vittoria Spinelli
Children:
- Marino II (9.06.1587–4.11.1630), 3rd Prince Avellino
- Domitcio (4.03.1589-1598)
- Chrysostoma (10/19/1592 - Jan. 7, 653), nun of the monastery of Sant Andrea in Naples (1600)
- Marzio (04.24.1599–15.01.1663), a Neapolitan patrician, a regular theater cleric named Brother Tommaso, a titular bishop of Cyrene (1633), an archbishop of Taranto (1637)
- Domitcio ( 12/17/1601 —?), Neapolitan Patrician, Marquis di Bell (1617). Wife (11/27/1624): Caterina Akvaviva d'Aragon (d. 08/11/1663), Duchess Nardò, daughter of Belisario Akvaviva d'Aragona, 5th Duke of Nardò, and Portia Pepe
2nd wife (05.14.1605): Beatrice Orsini (died 11.11.1607), daughter of Flaminio Orsini, Count di Muro-Lucano, and Lucrezia del Tufo. Died during childbirth
Children:
- Francesca (9.10.1606 —?)
- Robert (11.11.1607 —?)
3rd wife (1/25/1609): Dorothea Aquaviva d'Aragon , daughter of Alberto Acquaviva d'Aragona, 9th Duke of Atri, and Beatrice de Lannoy, widow of Diego Pignatelli, 2nd Marquis de Spinazzola
A son:
- Giuseppe (04.29.1613–19.03.1670), 1st prince di Torella (1639), marquis di Bella, patrician of Neapolitan. Wife (02/11/1630): Constanza di Capua (11/17/1611–3.09.1689), daughter of Giovanni Tommaso di Capua, prince di Roccaromana, and Virginia Belparto, Countess d'Anverse. Founder of the line Caracciolo-Torella
Literature
- Maurice, Jean-Baptiste. Le blón des armoiries de tous les chevaliers de l'ordre de la Toison d'Or depuis la première institution jus jus à present. - La Haye; Brusselles; Anvers: Jean Rammazeyn; Lucas de Potter, 1667. , p. 340 [1]
- Pinedo y Salazar J. de. Historia de la Insigne Orden del Toisón de Oro. TI - Madrid: Imprenta Real, 1787. , p. 289
Links
- CHEVALIERS DE LA TOISON D'OR - MAISON DE HABSBOURG (HOUSE OF HABSBURG) (Fr.) . The appeal date is May 23, 2019.
- Gerardo Pescatore. LA STORIA DEI CARACCIOLO, PRINCIPI DI AVELLINO (ital.) . The appeal date is May 23, 2019.