Draft:Camillo Caracciolo, 2nd Prince of Avellino
Camillo Caracciolo | |
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| Succeeded by | Marino II Caracciolo |
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| Spouse | Roberta Carafa |
| Children | Marino II Caracciolo |
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| Awards | Order of the Golden Fleece |
Camillo Caracciolo (Italian: Camillo Caracciolo ; September 11, 1563, Naples – December 28, 1630, Caravaggio ), 2nd Prince of Avellino, 3rd Duke of Atripalda and 3rd Count of Torella, was a military leader and statesman of the Kingdom of Naples and the Spanish Empire.
Camillo was born as the third son of Marino I Caracciolo , 1st Prince of Avellino, and Crisostoma Carafa.
Intended for a clerical career, but after the death of his two elder brothers in 1585 he became heir to the titles of his father, receiving the title of Count-Co-Ruler of Torella. Neapolitan patrician, Marquis di Bella (1603).
Scipione Bellabona describes him as "one of the most handsome princes of his time, tall, pleasant in appearance, and with an open manner that endeared him to others." Following his father's example, Camillo pursued a military career in the service of the King of Spain, serving under Alessandro Farnese in various campaigns, commanding the Neapolitan heavy cavalry (cataphracts, catafratti ). Military adviser in the Netherlands (25.05.1592), member of the Collateral Council of the Kingdom of Naples (27.09.1597).
As a reward for his service, on April 5, 1602, he was knighted by Philip III in the Order of the Golden Fleece . He received the chain of the order from the hands of the Duke of Parma in the cathedral of his capital on October 13 of the same year. The order's armorial king participated in the ceremony .
On February 11, 1609, he assumed the post of Grand Chancellor of the Kingdom of Naples, a prestigious position that included jurisdiction over the University of Naples and the authority of president of the College of Doctors, which awarded degrees in law, medicine, and theology.
On August 9, 1609 he was appointed governor of Calabria .
The prince's wealth also grew, and he was able to purchase the estate of Sanseverino, which included 43 farms, including Baronissi and Lancusi, for 134,000 ducats. In Avellino, he improved the wool industry, using the water resources of Irpinia, for which he received the nickname "prince of the waters" ( il principe delle acque ).
The prince fought against usury and was involved in charity, using his wife's dowry to create the Monte di Pieta , a charity fund, also called the Monte di maritaggio (marriage fund), because it provided orphan girls with an allowance of 50 scudi. With papal blessing, Camillo founded the Conservatory of the Sisters, where nuns were responsible for the education of girls from good families. He was active in civil and religious construction, and completed the restoration of the Church of St. John the Baptist, better known as Monserrato, built by Countess Maria de Cardona.
A lover of art and literature, Prince Avellino was a member of the Neapolitan Accademia degli Oziosi, 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 the time. Avellino Castle transformed into a luxurious residence in the Renaissance style, was adorned with a magnificent park on Belvedere Hill, where fountains were installed, and aqueducts were built to supply water.
While serving in Lombardy, Camillo participated in the Spanish military actions against Venice and Savoy, and in 1617 became a general of cavalry of the Duchy of Milan . Praised as "the ornament and glory of the present and future of his family", he died suddenly in the Caravaggio castle, and was buried in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine, which he began to build in 1604.
Literature
[edit]- Maurice, Jean-Baptiste. Le blason des armoiries de tous les chevaliers de l'ordre de la Toison d'Or depuis la première institution jusques à present. - La Haye; Brussels; 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
[edit]- "CHEVALIERS DE LA TOISON D'OR — MAISON DE HABSBOURG (HOUSE OF HABSBURG)" (in French). Archived from the original on 2006-02-11. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- Gerardo Pescatore. "LA STORIA DEI CARACCIOLO, PRINCIPI DI AVELLINO" (PDF) (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2019-05-23.