Caracciolo () is an Italian

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most associated with the

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House of Carácciolo from the

Kingdom of Naples The Kingdom of Naples ( la, Regnum Neapolitanum; it, Regno di Napoli; nap, Regno 'e Napule), also known as the Kingdom of Sicily, was a state that ruled the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816. It was ...

. Other people with the name include: * Alberto Caracciolo, Argentinian musician * Andrea Caracciolo, Italian footballer *

Battistello Caracciolo Giovanni Battista Caracciolo (also called Battistello) (1578–1635) was an Italian artist and important Neapolitan follower of Caravaggio. He was a member of the murderous Cabal of Naples, with Belisario Corenzio and Giambattista Caracciolo, w ...

, Italian painter * Fabio Caracciolo, Belgian footballer of Italian descent *

Francesco Caracciolo Prince Francesco Caracciolo (18 January 1752 – 30 June 1799) was an Italian admiral and revolutionary. Early life and British service Caracciolo was born in Naples to a noble family. It is likely that he was named after St. Francis Caracci ...

(1752-1799), Italian admiral and revolutionist *

Franco Caracciolo Franco Caracciolo (29 March 1920 – 28 September 1999) was an Italian conductor. Life He was born in Bari in 1920. He studied piano and composing at the Conservatoire of S. Pietro a Majella in Naples, and conducting at the Accademia di San ...

, Italian conductor *

Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo (born July 11, 1996), known professionally as Alessia Cara (), is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Born in Mississauga, Ontario, to Italian Canadian parents, she began posting covers of songs on YouTube at age 13. After uploadi ...

, Canadian musician *Pasqual or Pasquale Caracciolo, author of ''La gloria del cavallo'' Venice 1566 ("The Glory of the Horse")

Other uses

;In music * ''Caracciolo'' is an opera by Franco Vittadini. ;Ships *

Francesco Caracciolo-class battleship The ''Francesco Caracciolo''-class battleships were a group of four super-dreadnought battleships designed for the (Royal Italian Navy) in 1913 and ordered in 1914. The first ship of the class, ''Francesco Caracciolo'', was laid down in late 19 ...

, an Italian dreadnought battleship class {{surname Italian-language surnames