Antonio del Giudice, duke of Giovinazzo

Giovinazzo

Giovinazzo is a port city situated on the Adriatic coast in the region of Apulia, southern Italy. Giovinazzo lies 18 km WNW of the provincial capital of Bari, and is adjacent to the city ofMolfetta.-History:...

, prince of Cellamare

Cellamare

Cellamare is a town and comune in the province of Bari, Puglia, Italy.Origin: 1171 AD; Founded by Archbishop RainaldoOrigin of Town Name: Cella D'AmoreOther Important Figures: Saint AnnePrimary Industry: Agrarian Community - Grapes...

 (1657, Naples - 1733, Seville) was a Spanish nobleman and diplomat.

Life

In 1715 he was made Spanish ambassador to France. An instrument in the hands of Giulio Alberoni

Giulio Alberoni

Giulio Alberoni was an Italian cardinal andstatesman in the service of Philip V of Spain.-Early years:He was born near Piacenza, probably at the village of Fiorenzuola d'Arda in the Duchy of Parma....

's plots, he became involved in the Cellamare Conspiracy

Cellamare Conspiracy

The Cellamare Conspiracy of 1718 was a conspiracy against the then Regent of France, Philippe d'Orléans . "Created" in Spain, it was the brainchild of Antonio del Giudice, Prince of Cellamare.-Background and Plot:...

 conspiracy against Philippe d'Orléans

Philippe II, Duke of Orléans

Philippe d'Orléans was a member of the royal family of France and served as Regent of the Kingdom from 1715 to 1723. Born at his father's palace at Saint-Cloud, he was known from birth under the title of Duke of Chartres...

 begun in Paris in 1718 - its aim was to transfer the regency of France from Philippe to Philip V of Spain

Philip V of Spain

Philip V was King of Spain from 15 November 1700 to 15 January 1724, when he abdicated in favor of his son Louis, and from 6 September 1724, when he assumed the throne again upon his son's death, to his death.Before his reign, Philip occupied an exalted place in the royal family of France as a...

, but it was discovered and Giudice was forced to leave France. References to this conspiracy are to be found in the Mémoires de la Régence, Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

, 1749, and l'Histoire de la conspiration de Cellamare by Jean Vatout

Jean Vatout

Jean Vatout was a French poet and historian. He was the tenth member elected to occupy seat 4 of the Académie française in January 1848.-External links:* at Internet Archive -References:...

, 1832.

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