biography
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Caracciolo, Francesco (Duke)
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pronunciation:
[karacheeohloh]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1752–99)
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| biography:
| Neapolitan admiral, born in Naples, Campania, SW Italy. He was in charge of the Neapolitan fleet from 1871, fought the pirates in the S Mediterranean, and escorted King Ferdinand IV and his family in their escape to Sicily in 1798. He returned to Naples in 1799, was put in charge of the republican fleet, and fought against the English for the Neapolitan Republic. When the republic fell he was condemened to death and hanged. |
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