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Alberoni and the fall of a Spanish favorite
An extract describes Cardinal Alberoni of Piacenza, his rise from destitution to power in Spain through intrigues with Madame des Ursins, the Parma marriage, and his eventual disgrace. It notes his banishment, return to Piacenza, charity through missionaries, and death, with a caricature of his life and reception. The piece also includes a mock anecdote about a French-impostor fraudulently selling simulated gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piacenza
Cardinal Alberoni
Spain
Alberoni
Italy
Duke de Vendome
Ceré
France
Madame Des Ursins
Madame Des Urfins
Philip V
Princess of
Parma
Madame ‘Des Urfins
Earuch
Philip
Madame Des Andins
Madame Des Uffirts
Ravenna
Sigtrid
Aera Ant
Ben Jonson
Roscius
Gentlerman
Chymiff
Jacky
Confederacy
Agz
London
Westminster
Johnson
Burge
Kitty
Saz Johnson
Burke
Tarale
Yous
Sarkr
Fogue
Douy
Philomel
Wasco
Norfolk
Suffolk
Kentith
AR Fhur Young
Eigy-F. RS
Dublin
York
Manchester
Oeconomical Society of
Berne
Palatini Academy of Agriculture
Manheim
W. Strahan
W.nicolly
St. Paul's Churchyard
T. Cadell
the Strand
B. Collins
Sailbury
JJ Balfour
Edinburgh
England
Wales
N.B
Edius
Adams
J. Bennett
New Ormold-street
Argyle-Arms
Argyle-street
Oxford-street