Antonio del Giudica

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Antonio del Giudica , Duke of Giovinazzo, Prince of Cellamare (* 1657 in Naples ; † May 16, 1733 in Seville ) was the scion of a southern Italian noble family and a military and diplomat in the service of Spanish kings.

Life

Antonio del Giudica was educated at the court of Charles II in Madrid and remained in his service. After his death in 1700 he accompanied the new Spanish pretender to the throne, the Bourbon Philip V in the War of the Spanish Succession to Naples, where he was appointed general ( Maréchal de Camp ) because of his achievements in the fight against the imperial army after the battle of Luzzara . In 1707, however, during the siege of Gaeta , he was imprisoned in the fortress of Milan, from which he did not escape until 1712 after several unsuccessful attempts by Emperor Charles VI. was discharged himself. However, his goods remained confiscated. He now embarked on a diplomatic career and became Spanish Cabinet Minister. In 1715 he was appointed envoy extraordinary to Paris to the French court. Here ruled for the not yet mature Louis XV. his uncle, the Duke of Orleans . Under him, after Louis XIV's rigid policy, a liberal and tolerant climate could develop in France.

Cellamare tried on behalf of the Spanish court, namely the Prime Minister Cardinal Giulio Alberoni , together with Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine , the legitimate son of Louis XIV, to overthrow the reign of the Prince Regent and replace his Lord Philip V. (second eldest grandson of Louis XIV) to bring ( Conspiracy of Cellamare ). However, the conspiracy was discovered prematurely in 1718 when incriminating letters from the ambassador were found near Poitiers in the false bottom of a coach traveling to Spain; Cellamare was arrested, detained in Blois Castle for two months and then deported. In Spain he was then appointed captain general of Old Castile and remained in high esteem and favor with the king until his death.

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SURNAME Giudica, Antonio del
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cellamare, Antonio del Giudica Prince of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian nobleman, military and diplomat in the service of Spanish kings
DATE OF BIRTH 1657
PLACE OF BIRTH Naples
DATE OF DEATH May 16, 1733
Place of death Seville