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4. Naples |
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(See Other Italian States)The Spanish rule continued in Naples until the War of the Spanish Succession: | 1 |
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1707 |
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The Austrians occupied Naples. | 2 |
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1713 |
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By the Treaty of Utrecht (See 1713, April 11) Spain ceded Sardinia and Naples to Austria while Sicily passed to Savoy. In 1720 Austria exchanged Sardinia for Sicily. | 3 |
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173435 |
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Feudal obligations and offices revamped to assure a more stable financial base. A census of offices taken. These reforms helped stabilize government finances. | 4 |
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1735 |
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Austria ceded Naples and Sicily to the Spanish Bourbons on condition that they should never be united with Spain as one crown. | 5 |
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173559 |
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CHARLES III (son of Philip V of Spain), king of Naples and Sicily. | 6 |
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1739 |
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The Supreme Magistrature for Trade established. It was widely resisted because it replaced officials and guilds that had often restricted trade. | 7 |
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1740 |
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Edict granted Jews certain freedoms within the kingdom. | 8 |
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1740 |
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A revision of the land register begun. | 9 |
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1740 |
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Treaty of peace and trade signed with the Ottoman Empire. | 10 |
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1741, June 2 |
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A concordat with the papacy regulated papal involvement in legal matters. | 11 |
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1746 |
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Abolition of the Tribunal of the Holy Office in Naples. | 12 |
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