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Palazzo Serra di Cassano

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119: 180:, Manchester. The dual portals of the palace entrance, on the via Monte di Dio, open onto twin curved stairways leading up over an octagonal courtyard. The building originally had entrances on two different streets; the entrance that formerly opened onto via Egiziaca, facing the Royal Palace, was closed in 1799. The owner, Luigi Francesco Serra, The Duke of Cassano (Calabria), closed it to protest the beheading of his son, 22: 218:“Genoa and the sea : policy and power in an early modern maritime republic, 1559-1684”, Thomas Allison Kirk, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005, pg. 25 141:. The family insignia (crest) is frescoed on the ceiling of the Palazzo Serra's Great Hall. The family had economic interests in banking, insurance and law. 172:
Both the Duke of Cassano and the Palazzo Serra were known throughout Europe for their superb library. In the 19th century, that collection was sold to the
39: 280: 329: 137:, built for the wealthy Serra family, one of the original 54 families of the 'old nobility' of Genoa, whose family was organized within an 188:, and was handed over to Bourbon authorities by Admiral Horatio Nelson, who betrayed an agreement he had made with the revolutionaries. 86: 58: 319: 226: 105: 173: 199: 65: 43: 72: 162: 54: 118: 324: 185: 32: 237:
The principal duplicates in the Cassano library were sold in 1821 to other English collectors.--Guppy, H. (1924)
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The Duke published a catalogue of his 15th-century books in 1807.--Guppy, p. 64
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on via Monte di Dio, the road leading up to the height of the
15: 165:, the Bourbon Military Academy founded in the days of the 176:; the part which he retained is located today at the 161:, also responsible for the construction of the nearby 46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 239:The John Rylands Library, Manchester: 1899 - 1924 184:. Gennaro, the prince of Cassano, fought for the 122:Facade of the Palazzo Serra di Cassano in Naples 202:(Italian Institute for Philosophical Studies). 8: 157:peak. It was built in 1730 by the architect 193:Giulia Carafa Serra, the Duchess of Cassano 200:Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici 260:Constance H. D. Stocker Giglioli (1903). 106:Learn how and when to remove this message 211: 241:. Manchester: University Press; p. 64 7: 44:adding citations to reliable sources 14: 20: 31:needs additional citations for 198:The building today houses the 1: 129:is an aristocratic palace in 330:1730 establishments in Italy 169:, and still in operation. 346: 149:The Palazzo is behind the 55:"Palazzo Serra di Cassano" 320:Houses completed in 1730 127:Palazzo Serra di Cassano 191:Gennaro Serra's mother 123: 151:Piazza del Plebiscito 121: 178:John Rylands Library 159:Ferdinando Sanfelice 40:improve this article 296:40.8335°N 14.2458°E 292: /  186:Neapolitan Republic 124: 325:Palaces in Naples 167:Kingdom of Naples 116: 115: 108: 90: 337: 307: 306: 304: 303: 302: 301:40.8335; 14.2458 297: 293: 290: 289: 288: 285: 272: 271: 257: 251: 248: 242: 235: 229: 216: 174:2nd Earl Spencer 111: 104: 100: 97: 91: 89: 48: 24: 16: 345: 344: 340: 339: 338: 336: 335: 334: 310: 309: 300: 298: 294: 291: 286: 283: 281: 279: 278: 276: 275: 259: 258: 254: 249: 245: 236: 232: 217: 213: 208: 147: 112: 101: 95: 92: 49: 47: 37: 25: 12: 11: 5: 343: 341: 333: 332: 327: 322: 312: 311: 274: 273: 252: 243: 230: 210: 209: 207: 204: 146: 143: 114: 113: 28: 26: 19: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 342: 331: 328: 326: 323: 321: 318: 317: 315: 308: 305: 269: 265: 264: 256: 253: 247: 244: 240: 234: 231: 228: 227:0-8018-8083-1 224: 220: 215: 212: 205: 203: 201: 196: 194: 189: 187: 183: 182:Gennaro Serra 179: 175: 170: 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 144: 142: 140: 136: 132: 128: 120: 110: 107: 99: 88: 85: 81: 78: 74: 71: 67: 64: 60: 57: –  56: 52: 51:Find sources: 45: 41: 35: 34: 29:This article 27: 23: 18: 17: 277: 262: 255: 246: 238: 233: 214: 197: 190: 171: 155:Pizzofalcone 148: 126: 125: 102: 96:October 2009 93: 83: 76: 69: 62: 50: 38:Please help 33:verification 30: 299: / 163:Nunziatella 314:Categories 287:14°14′45″E 284:40°50′01″N 206:References 66:newspapers 270:and 349. 145:History 139:Albergo 80:scholar 225:  131:Naples 82:  75:  68:  61:  53:  135:Italy 87:JSTOR 73:books 223:ISBN 59:news 268:326 42:by 316:: 221:, 133:, 109:) 103:( 98:) 94:( 84:· 77:· 70:· 63:· 36:.

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Naples
Italy
Albergo
Piazza del Plebiscito
Pizzofalcone
Ferdinando Sanfelice
Nunziatella
Kingdom of Naples
2nd Earl Spencer
John Rylands Library
Gennaro Serra
Neapolitan Republic
Giulia Carafa Serra, the Duchess of Cassano
Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici

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Naples in 1799: an account of the revolution of 1799 & of the rise & fall of the Parthenopean Republic

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