La nobleza napolitana en la Monarquía Hispana: el Parlamento del reino de Nápoles (1598-1642)

The article aims to present some reflections from a more general study focused on the political conduct of the Neapolitan aristocracy during the seventeenth century. The sessions’ analysis of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Naples, convened until 1642, is an excellent tool to investigate how the leading families of the Kingdom have acted for decades, in particular during moments of great uncertainty: in the succession from a deceased king to his heir or even in the transition from the government of a minister-favorite to another. The connection with the political fight of the Madrid court and the relations between the Neapolitan aristocrats and the viceroys who represented the policy developed by the favorite of that moment are, in fact, central elements within this theme.