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Neapolitan Revolt of 1647
The revolt in Naples
Date 7 July 1647-16 July 1647 Location Southern Italy (at the timeKingdom of Naples) Result Neapolitan victory Revolt is successful Establishment of theNeapolitan Republic[1][2] See§ Aftermath
Belligerents
Neapolitan rebels	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Masaniello Giulio Genoino	Philip IV Rodrigo Ponce
Strength
~100,000[3]	Unknown
Casualties and losses
10,000 rebels killed[4]	1,500 nobles and retainers killed[5]

TheNeapolitan Revolt of 1647 was a popular revolt by the people ofNaples led byTommaso Aniello (known as Masaniello). Throughout theThirty Years' War, rage and discontent arose among the Neapolitan residents against the Duke of ArcosRodrigo Ponce. The rebellion was a success and the most famous event was the Fire ofPiazza Mercato.

TheThirty Years' War was very costly for the Spanish, and because of this, they put taxes on fruit and other ordinary foods. The people raged, so they followed the ideals of the previous revolt inPalermo and the latter succeeded, gaining the independence of theNeapolitan Republic.^[1]

The Republic did not last very long. A year later, the Spanish managed to restore the olderKingdom of Naples afterJohn Joseph of Austria shelled the town and defeated the rebels with the famoustercios.

• Neapolitan Republic (1647–1648)
• 1647 in Italy
• 1640s in Italy
• 17th-century rebellions
• Conflicts in 1647
• Rebellions in Italy

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