Family and viceroyalty. The influence of the 'validos' and the power of their relatives in 17th century Naples
Abstract
The article aims to compare different moments in the evolution of the valimiento through the government and the political conduct of three viceroys of Naples. The VII Count of Lemos in the years of Lerma, the Duke of Medina de las Torres in the Olivares’ period and the Count of Castrillo during the government of Haro are three examples of viceroys who were linked to their respective valido by close kinship ties and they were part of that group of families that supported the favorite and benefited from his power. Attention will be paid to the relationships that the three viceroys established with the great aristocracy of the kingdom of Naples, that is, with the main noble families which, during the 17th century, were not only strong in the provinces (the so-called baronaggio), but they were deeply rooted in the capital and in the institutions of government of the kingdom.
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