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EHS Abstract Submission
(c) 1999 EH.Net
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Name: Fusco, Idamaria
Email: isfse@synapsis.it
Institution: Istituto Universitario Navale (Napoli) ITA
Co-author:
Title: Governing with epidemic: the viceroy, Count of Castrillo, and the
plague of 1656 in the Kinkdom of Naples
Internet Address of abstracted work:
By mail: Fax: 390815603521
Language: English
Abstract:
In 1656 a plague hit the Kingdom of Naples. It lasted for almost two
years, from the first half of 1656 to the end of 1658, causing the death
of a lot of people and leaving the country in an awful condition for a long
time. The viceroy, Count of Castrillo, was governing the Kingdom. He had to
solve domestic and foreign problems, but he didn't always get good results.
With regard to domestic problems, the viceroy issued orders which often
weren't respected, such as the prohibition for anyone to leave homes and
villages. What's more, the viceroy was left alone, because a lot of
public officials and members of Neapolitan Courts preferred to run away to
preserve their lives. With regard to foreign problems, the needs of the
Spanish Monarchy forced the viceroy to send money and soldiers abroad,
especially to Milan, even though the Kingdom was destroyed by the plague
and had less money and men than before. Anyway, people had to struggle
against serious problems, pressed by the poverty created by the epidemic
and by the heavy taxation.
Bibliography: Fusco, Idamaria. "Governing with epidemic:the viceroy,
Count of Castrillo, and the Plague of 1656 in the Kinkdom of Naples." Working
paper, January 1999.
Subject: I
Geographical Area: 4
Country/Region: NAPLES
Time Period: 5
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