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Turmoil in Rome as Trastavera Mutiny Prompts Papal Edict
The London Evening Post reports disorder in Rome after youths from Trastevere vanished and mobs attacked the Farnese palace. Papal troops, guards, and the Pope's edict led to arrests and a general pardon. Capitulation terms promised liberty for prisoners and removal of recruiters, with further measures to enlarge those uplifted by force. Reports note fatalities and many injuries, with Cardinal Acquaviva seeking Madrid Naples intervention. Also dated Warsaw April 7, the king calls a general diet for June 25 opening for fifteen days.
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Trastavera
Don Carlos
Place Farnese
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Harrach
House of Austria
Jong
Spain
Cardinal Acquaviva
Prince de Forano
Madrid
Naples
Patros
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Spanish Square
Paye
Pape
Prince de Santa Croce
Merquess de Crescenti
Namie Mage
Rome
Marquess de Crestenti
Cardinal Firrau
Warsaw
Universalia