Camillo Porzio

Camillo Porzio (* 1526 in Naples, † 1580 ) was an Italian historian.

Life

He belonged to a wealthy Neapolitan noble family and was the son of the philosopher Simone Porzio. He studied law, first in Bologna and later in Pisa, and after graduating in Roman and canon law, he practiced as a lawyer in Naples.

His literary masterpiece is La congiura dei baroni ( The conspiracy of the barons ), a history of unsuccessful conspiracy of the barons against King Ferdinand I of Naples (Naples ) in the year 1485th It is based on the authentic reports of government processes, but is biased in favor of the royal rule. It was first released in 1565 by Manutius in Rome. From Porzios other works the Storia d' Italia ( History of Italy, 1547-1552 ) is the best known. Only the first two books of the work have survived.

Works

• Camillo Porzio, Dino Compagni, Alessandra Bernardo: " congiura de ' Baroni del regno di Napoli contra il re Ferdinando primo " / " Istoria Fiorentina " / Scisma d' Inghilterra. Milano, via Antonio Fontana, 1830 ( Tre Opere raccolte unico in volume. )
• Camille Porzio: Opere. Pubblicate by cura di C. Monzani. Seconda edizione, coll ' aggiunta del secondo libro della storia d' Italia inedito. Firenze, Le Monnier 1855 ( includes Porzios masterpieces " La congiura de ' Baroni del regno di Napoli contra il re Ferdinando primo " (first published in 1565 ) and the " Storia d' Italia " )

Translations

• Camillo Porzio: " The conspiracy of the barons of the kingdom of Naples against King Ferrante I ", in: Hermann Hefele: Alfonso I. - Ferrante I of Naples: Writings by Antonio Beccadelli, Tristano Caracciolo, Camillo Porzio. Jena: Diederichs, 1912