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Francesco Acquaviva d’Aragona

Roma (Italy)

Description

Francesco Acquaviva d'Aragona (1665–1725) was born in Naples, Italy, into a prominent noble family (Storace, 1738). He pursued a brilliant ecclesiastical career that led him to hold positions such as Inquisitor in Malta, Bishop of Larissa, and Apostolic Nuncio to Spain from 1700 to 1706. He was appointed Philip V’s ambassador to the Holy See in 1716, becoming a key figure in diplomatic relations between Madrid and Rome (León, 2021).  

Bibliography
  • LEÓN, Virginia (2021): "El cardenal Francesco Acquaviva d'Aragona, ministro de Felipe V en Roma", en Los embajadores: representantes de la soberanía, garantes del equilibrio, 1659-1748, Marcial Pons, Madrid, pp. 205-228.
  • STORACE, Baldasarre (1738): Istoria della famiglia Acquaviva reale 'Aragona, Bernabò, Roma.
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