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Neapolitan Court shifts on Sicily envoy amid papal parleys
From Parma to Mantua and London the latest letters reveal Italian diplomacy in flux as Prince Bartholomew Corfini, the Pope’s nephew, is recalled from command in Naples to accompany Don Carlos’ departure to Sicily. The Naples court questions the Holy See’s stance while Vatican mediation shows cautious progress. News also reports Imperial troop dispositions, port occupations, a Genoa cargo outlook, and various European court movements during a cold spell in January. The report notes the Pope’s blessing at Te Deum and the delayed Venetian ambassadorial entry due to the Pope’s health, with scattered notes on prices, provisions, and military arrangements across Modena and the Po valley.
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Bartholomew Corfini
Kingdom
Naples
Don Carlos
Sicily
Count de Charmi
Holy See
Terracinae
d’Evera
Portugal
Lisbon
Sacred College
Church of Jesus
Te Deum Fung
Cienfuegos
Venice
Count de Porta
Parma
Péples
M. Valeri
Holy Father
Pontieri
N.S
de Wallis
Mirandola
Oglio
Aquavera
Macatia
Canetto
Sécchia
Bercello
Gualtieti
Guastalla
Modeneze
Genoa
Milkin
Fan
Regiment of Guards of
Savoy
Garifon
Count de Wallis
Minden
N. S
Wirtemberg-Stutgard
Baron de Dankelman
Rotterdam
Firce
James Fallon
Lewis Parker
Gillingham
Chatham
Rochester
Norfeet
Kent
Lord Chamberlain
Sardinia
Bridget
Hapnah
Ormédo
Jacob
Edinburgh
Meit “Mackintosh
Willison
National Church
Parliament
General Assembly
London
Margaret Matthié
Fife
Inverkeithing
Lord Dun
James Earl of