Italian castle archive circa 1550-1848 1600-1750

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Italian castle archive circa 1550-1848 1600-1750

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The collection contains over 2,000 short manuscripts and printed documents including news bulletins, diplomatic reports, histories, letters, scholarly and practical treatises, legal records, broadsides, genealogies, sermons and orations, plays, and poems. It is especially rich in material concerning the diplomatic role of the Papal States during the War of the Spanish Succession; reports on papal conclaves, instructions to nuncios, and letters from the College of Cardinals; and items pertaining to Ancona, Naples, and the D'Aste family. Other well-documented individuals and events include Innocent X; Olimpia Maidalchini-Pamphili; Queen Christina of Sweden; Cardinal Mazarin; Louis XIV; controversies concerning the Jesuits; the siege of Vienna in 1683 and the 1701 revolt against the Spanish crown in Naples; natural disasters; and the extention of papal authority. In addition, the collection also contains a number of treatises, including works on alchemy, astronomy, cartography, military science, numerology, law, philosophy, and rhetoric, as well as an eight volume edition of the works of the physicist Paretus, and numerous satires on prominent individuals.

Total Boxes: n/a; Other Storage Formats: 106 volumes; Linear Feet: 17

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6349004

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Clement XI, Pope, 1649-1721

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60c4w71 (person)

Born Giovanni Francesco Albani in 1649, Clement XI was pontificate from November 23, 1700 until March 19, 1721. From the description of Indulgence granted to Nevers (Church of St. Silvester), 1702 May 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552432 Giovanni Francesco Albani. From the description of Autograph signature (when cardinal) to letter : Rome, 1690 Apr. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270904202 From the description of Autograph signature (when pop...

Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715

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Louis, king of France, 1643-1715. From the description of [Documents and letters] 1665-1705 / Louis. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 259485448 Louis XIV was king of France between 1643 and 1715. From the description of Louis XIV decree, 1665. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 190570499 A lawyer in New Orleans, Louisiana, Edward Alexander Parsons (1878-1962) married and had at least one daughter. A bibliophile, he briefly...

Paretus.

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D'Aste family.

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Alexander VII, Pope, 1599-1667

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Innocent X, Pope, 1574-1655

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Pope 1644-1655. From the description of Document in autograph signed when Cardinal, 1640 Dec. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269550493 From the description of Autograph signature of a letter, 1640 Dec. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269548367 ...

Christina, Queen of Sweden, 1626-1689

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Philip V, King of Spain, 1683-1746

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zq4x81 (person)

Philip V was king of Spain from 1700-1746, and was the first Bourbon ruler. In 1724, Philip abdicated the throne of Spain to his eldest son, Louis, but resumed it later that year after Louis died of smallpox. Under Philip, Spain began to recover from the economic stagnation of the 17th century. From the description of Decree to Juan de Acuña, 1725, September 9. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 754848489 ...

Mazarin, Jules, 1602-1661

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Italian by birth, Cardinal Mazarin became a French citizen in Apr. 1636, served under Cardinal Richelieu and became First Minister of France upon Richelieu's death in Dec. 1642. He remained in this position until his death, serving as co-regent with Anne of Austria for Louis XIV until his majority. From the description of [Letter] 1646 oct. 21, Paris [to] Monsieur / Je. Card. Mazarini. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 287166417 French cardinal and statesman. ...

Jesuits

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In 1534 Ignatius of Loyola, a Basque and former soldier, met in Paris with six companions to take a private vow of poverty and one to place themselves at the disposition of the pope. On September 27, 1540, Paul III issued the bull Regimini militantis ecclesiae, canonically establishing the Society of Jesus. The constitutions of the society were drawn up by Ignatius who submitted his work for approval in 1550. Along with working toward the spiritual benefits of its members, the aim of the order w...

Catholic Church

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During much of Doctor José Gaspar de Francia's dictatorship (1814-1840), Paraguay was without a bishop and the church was harrassed. From the description of Libro de providencias, ordenes, y autos : por Dn. Juan Antonio Riveras, cura rector de la parrequial de la Villeta : manuscript, 1804-1857. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612746619 An antiphonary is a book containing sacred vocal music, both the antiphons of the breviary, and the musical notes. An antiphon it...

Pamphili, Olimpia Maidalchini, 1594-1656

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Paretus.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ph4g5r (person)

D'Aste family.

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