At the King’s Service: The Italian aristocratic officers in the Spanish Bourbon Army (1700–1808)

  • Davide Maffi Università degli Studi di Pavia
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.

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Davide Maffi, Università degli Studi di Pavia
Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche e Geografiche “Carlo M. Cipolla” Ex convento San Tommaso

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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