Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of Arcos

Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of Arcos

Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of Arcos, (2 January 1602 – 1658) was a Grandee of Spain and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. He served as Viceroy of Valencia and of Naples.

As Viceroy of Naples, the Duke of Arcos suppressed a revolt inhabitants of the city of Naples led by Masaniello but was soon faced with another revolt against Spanish rule, which resulted in the proclamation of the short-lived Neapolitan Republic.[1]

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  1. ^ Geoffrey Parker: Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Castastrophe in the Seventeenth Century. Yale University Press. 2014. ISBN 9780300208634. pp. 427–434
Government offices
Preceded by Viceroy of Valencia
1642–1645
Succeeded by
Preceded by Viceroy of Naples
1646–1648
Succeeded by
Spanish nobility
Preceded by Duke of Arcos
1630–1658
Succeeded by
Preceded by Marquis of Zahara
1605–1632