La politica marittima di Bernardo Tanucci nell'epistolario con Carlo III Re di Spagna

Abstract

Trusted advisor of Charles of Bourbon, after having held prestigious positions until 1758, when Charles left for Spain, Tanucci was chosen by the king as an authoritative member of the Council of Regency until 1767, when the king Ferdinand reached the age of majority. In those long years he wrote weekly to the king in Spain to brief him on the questions of southern kingdom. The political relations with Spain had a dramatic impact on Napolitan comercial development, but there were plans for the reorganization of the Royal Navy, a question debated in Tanucci’s correspondence. However, in 1775, when Queen Maria Carolina joined the Council of State (after the birth of her first son, according to the clauses of the marriage chapters), Tanucci’s pro-Spanish foreing policy was no longer tolerated. Therefore, the following year was invited by the queen to retire to private life, although he continued to exchange letters with the king Charles III until his death.

Keywords

• tanucci
• correspondence
• royal navy
• merchant navy
• commercial development