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Antonio Carafa (1542–1578)
Antonio Carafa may refer to: *Antonio Malizia Carafa (died 1437) *Antonio Carafa (cardinal) (1538–1591) *Antonio Carafa (general) Antonio von Caraffa (1646 – 6 March 1693) was a General Commissary (Generalkriegskommissär) of the Imperial-Habsburg Army—the highest rank in the Austrian military hierarchy at the time. He also held various other high-ranking offices, inc ... (1642–1693) * Antonio Carafa (bishop of Ugento) (died 1704) {{hndis, Carafa, Antonio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Malizia Carafa
Antonio Carafa (died 10 October 1437/8), called Malizia ("the crafty"), was a nobleman and diplomat of the Kingdom of Naples. In the conflict between the Anjou-Durazzo, Durazzo and House of Valois-Anjou, Valois over the throne, he supported the Durazzo. He played a major role in the creation of the Crown of Aragon, Aragonese claim to the throne and was a staunch supporter of King Alfonso V of Aragon until his death. Life Durazzo–Valois conflict Carafa was born around the middle of the 14th century. His father was Giovannello Carafa and his mother Mariella Mariscalchi. He had three brothers: Niccolò, Tommaso and Gurrello. He married Caterina Farafalla and had seven sons and two daughters: Carlo, Francesco, Tommaso, Antonio, Gurrello, Giovanni Battista, Diomede Carafa (died 1487), Diomede, Caterina and Diana. Cardinal Oliviero Carafa and Archbishop of Naples , Archbishop Alessandro Carafa were sons of Francesco. In 1384, with his brother Gurrello, Carafa fought for King Charles I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Carafa (cardinal)
Antonio Carafa (1538 – 13 January 1591) was an italy, Italian cardinal (catholic), Roman Catholic Cardinal from the House of Carafa. Biography Early years Antonio Carafa was born in Naples to Rinaldo I Carafello Carafa, a local patrician, and Giovanna of the ''signori'' of Montefalcone nel Sannio, Montefalcone. He was a relative of Pope Paul IV through whose household he gained preferment in the Roman Curia. He studied in the University of Padua and in Naples. He entered the Roman Curia in 1555 and became a canon of the patriarchal Vatican basilica in 1558. Carafa was expelled from Rome in 1561 following the trial and execution of some of the Carafa family. A few years later, Pope Pius V rehabilitated the Carafas and Antonio was reappointed to the canonship on 1 June 1566. Cardinalate He was created cardinal deacon in the Papal consistory, consistory of in the consistory of 24 March 1568 and was opted for the deaconary of Sant'Eusebio. He was made Perfect of the Tribunal of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Carafa (general)
Antonio von Caraffa (1646 – 6 March 1693) was a General Commissary (Generalkriegskommissär) of the Imperial-Habsburg Army—the highest rank in the Austrian military hierarchy at the time. He also held various other high-ranking offices, including military governor of Upper Hungary and later royal commissioner of Transylvania. He was born in the Neapolitan House of Carafa. He was introduced at the Imperial Court (''Kaiserhof'') in Vienna in 1655 by his cousin Cardinal Carlo Carafa della Spina. Later he entered the Imperial Army, and became a Colonel in 1672, when he participated in the War against the Turks in Hungary. During the Siege of Vienna (1683), he was sent by Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor to Warsaw, to urge Polish King John III Sobieski to come to the help of the city. In 1685, he took Prešov from the Turks. After the conquest of Upper Hungary, he was appointed its military governor. He set up the Executive Court of Prešov, by which he ruthlessly persecuted fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
