Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of Arcos
Spanish noble
Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of Arcos, (2 January 1602 – 1658) was a Grandee of Spain and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. He served as Viceroy of Valencia and of Naples.
As Viceroy of Naples, the Duke of Arcos suppressed a revolt inhabitants of the city of Naples led by Masaniello but was soon faced with another revolt against Spanish rule, which resulted in the proclamation of the short-lived Neapolitan Republic.[1]
References
- ^ Geoffrey Parker: Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Castastrophe in the Seventeenth Century. Yale University Press. 2014. ISBN 9780300208634. pp. 427–434
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Preceded by Francisco de Borja, Duque de Gandia | Viceroy of Valencia 1642–1645 | Succeeded by Duarte Fernández, Count of Oropesa |
Preceded by | Viceroy of Naples 1646–1648 | Succeeded by |
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Preceded by Rodrigo Ponce de León, 3rd Duke of Arcos | Duke of Arcos 1630–1658 | Succeeded by Francisco Ponce de León, 5th Duke of Arcos |
Preceded by Luis Ponce de León, 6th Marquis of Zahara | Marquis of Zahara 1605–1632 |
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