Diomede Carafa may refer to:
Maddaloni is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, in the province of Caserta, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) southeast of Caserta, with stations on the railways from Caserta to Benevento and from Caserta to Naples.
Oliviero Carafa, in Latin Oliverius Carafa, was an Italian cardinal and diplomat of the Renaissance. Like the majority of his era's prelates, he displayed the lavish and conspicuous standard of living that was expected of a prince of the Church. In his career he set an example of conscientiousness for his contemporaries and mentored his relative, Giovanni Pietro Carafa, who was also "Cardinal Carafa" from 1536 to 1555, when he became Pope Paul IV.
Eleanor of Naples was Duchess of Ferrara by marriage to Ercole I d'Este. She was the first duchess of Ferrara, and mother of many famous Renaissance figures. She was a well known political figure, and served as regent of Ferrara during the absence of her spouse.
The former Roman Catholic Diocese of Sant'Agata de' Goti, in the Province of Benevento, Campania, southern Italy, was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Benevento from its creation in 969. In 1986, it was merged into the Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant'Agata de' Goti, which continued as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Benevento.
Domenico Carafa della Spina di Traetto was a Catholic Cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento and Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals.
Francesco Maria Carafa was an Italian nobleman, 5th Duke of Nochera, a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece and was viceroy of Aragon and Navarre and a military commander who commanded troops loyal to King Philip IV of Spain.
The House of Carafa or Caraffa is the name of an old and influential Neapolitan aristocratic family of Italian nobles, clergy, and men of arts, known from the 12th century.
Pier Luigi Carafa (Senior) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church, and a member of the Roman Curia.
The 1559 papal conclave was convened on the death of Pope Paul IV and elected Pope Pius IV as his successor. Due to interference from secular rulers and the cardinals' disregard for their supposed isolation from the outside world, it was the longest conclave of the 16th century.
Diomede Carafa (1492–1560) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Francesco Maria Venanzio d'Aquino, prince of Caramanico was ambassador to London and Paris for the Kingdom of Naples and later viceroy of Sicily.
The Conspiracy of Macchia or Congiura di Macchia was a three-day uprising occurring in Naples in 1701, immediately after the ascension of the first Bourbon monarch to the Spanish throne, an event that precipitated the War of the Spanish Succession. In this short revolt, Neapolitan nobles attempted to seize control of the kingdom from the Spanish viceroy, but failed.
The Palazzo Diomede Carafa, also known as Palazzo Santangelo, or Santagelo Carafa, is a monumental Renaissance palace on Via San Biagio dei Librai #119–121 in central Naples, region of Campania, Italy. Across the street from the facade is the church of San Nicola a Nilo; on the Eastern flank, across a vicolo of the same name, is the church of Santi Filippo e Giacomo.
Diomede Carafa was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tricarico (1605–1609).
Filippo Carafa della Serra was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Don Carlo Capece Galeota was an Italian nobleman, holding the titles of Duke of Regina and Duke of Sant'Angelo a Fasanella from the death of his father Francesco Capece Galeota in 1838 to his own death in 1908. From 1889 onwards, Carlo was also recognized as the heir to the extinct Tocco family, as he was a matrilineal descendant of the family, assuming their titles of Prince of Montemiletto and titular Prince of Achaea, among others.
Palazzo Carafa may refer to:
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a 1656 oil on canvas painting by Mattia Preti, now in the Museo nazionale di Capodimonte in Naples.
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Diomede Carafa was a Neapolitan nobleman, soldier and diplomat of the Carafa family.