Carlo's Naples
Charles of Bourbon was born in Madrid on 20 January 1716 to Philip V of Spain and Elisabetta Farnese, the last member of the illustrious house of the Italian Renaissance, from which he inherited the title of Duke of Parma and Piacenza (1731-1735).
In 1734, during the war of succession, Charles conquered the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily. The battle of Bitonto (25 May 1734) and the siege of Gaeta (8 April-6 August 1734) successfully ended the military campaign for the expulsion of the Austrians, which was then definitively consolidated after the battle of Velletri (10-11 August 1744).
The two kingdoms of southern Italy did not return to be administered by a viceroy appointed by the crown of Spain, as was the case since the beginning of the sixteenth century, but they regained their ancient independence. Charles was proclaimed king of Naples with the name of Charles VII, although he never made use of this name. Its fiscal policy and the desire to magnify the new dynasty in the eyes of the people are the basis of a series of initiatives that changed the face of the city.
"Carlo's Naples", created by the Glossa Consortium, is aimed at those who want to know the beginning of the imposing urban expansion under Charles of Bourbon, the construction of the numerous royal sites around the capital and in the hinterland and the great season of archaeological excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii.
The APP includes four itineraries in the Campania region:
1. Royal Palace and the city
2. Around the walls
3. Real sites
4. Archaeological discoveries
Charles of Bourbon was born in Madrid on 20 January 1716 to Philip V of Spain and Elisabetta Farnese, the last member of the illustrious house of the Italian Renaissance, from which he inherited the title of Duke of Parma and Piacenza (1731-1735).
In 1734, during the war of succession, Charles conquered the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily. The battle of Bitonto (25 May 1734) and the siege of Gaeta (8 April-6 August 1734) successfully ended the military campaign for the expulsion of the Austrians, which was then definitively consolidated after the battle of Velletri (10-11 August 1744).
The two kingdoms of southern Italy did not return to be administered by a viceroy appointed by the crown of Spain, as was the case since the beginning of the sixteenth century, but they regained their ancient independence. Charles was proclaimed king of Naples with the name of Charles VII, although he never made use of this name. Its fiscal policy and the desire to magnify the new dynasty in the eyes of the people are the basis of a series of initiatives that changed the face of the city.
"Carlo's Naples", created by the Glossa Consortium, is aimed at those who want to know the beginning of the imposing urban expansion under Charles of Bourbon, the construction of the numerous royal sites around the capital and in the hinterland and the great season of archaeological excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii.
The APP includes four itineraries in the Campania region:
1. Royal Palace and the city
2. Around the walls
3. Real sites
4. Archaeological discoveries
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