At the King’s Service: The Italian aristocratic officers in the Spanish Bourbon Army (1700–1808)
Keywords:
Army, Bourbon Spain, Italy, Italian aristocracy, Italian military men.
Abstract
The history of the presence of the Italian aristocracy in the Eighteenth Century Spanish army is a neglected history. This work analyzes the persistence of Italy’s great noble families in the Spanish Bourbon armies, their origin and the political and social causes of the duration of a special relationship between the Italian noble houses and the court of Madrid.Format
Crossmark
Published
2012-04-11
How to Cite
Maffi, D. (2012). At the King’s Service: The Italian aristocratic officers in the Spanish Bourbon Army (1700–1808). Cuadernos de Historia Moderna, 103-121. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CHMO.2011.38672
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Articles
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