| Ferdinand I of Naples' Baldachin | |
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Origin |
Ferdinand I |
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Type |
Cloth Throne Canopy |
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Effects |
Increases diplomatic and interpersonal skill |
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Downsides |
Encircles subject in crafty enemies |
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Activation |
Patronage / charity to the arts |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 11 |
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Section |
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Date of Collection |
1740s |
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Origin[]
Ferdinand I (2 June 1424 – 25 January 1494), also known as Ferrante, was king of Naples from 1458 to 1494. The only son, albeit illegitimate, of Alfonso the Magnanimous, he was one of the most influential and feared monarchs in Europe at the time and an important figure of the Italian Renaissance. In his thirty years of reign, he brought peace and prosperity to Naples. Its foreign and diplomatic policy aimed at regulating the events of the peninsula to maintain political balance given by the Treaty of Lodi, to affirm dominion of Naples over the other Italian states and to tighten through its diplomats and marriages a dense network of alliances. His efforts earned him the fame and the nickname of "Judge of Italy", in addition to being recognized as a generous patron.
He issued various social laws that in fact undermined the excessive power of the Barons, favoring small artisans and peasants. This work of modernization and the resistance he put up against them led to the outbreak, which was subsequently suffocated. Not only as governor, but also as a military man, as he was forced to recapture his own kingdom, against all conspirators, and during his rule, the kingdom was under constant attack from powers such as the Ottoman Empire, France, the Republic of Venice, and the Papal States. It can be said that, in general, almost his entire life was spent in war.
Recognized as one of the most powerful political minds of the time, Ferrante was gifted with great courage and remarkable political skills. Completely Italianized, he surrounded himself with numerous artists and humanists, completed the paternal building works in the city of Naples, and erected new impressive buildings that still adorn it today.
The skills of Ferrante and his diplomats, skilled in weaving alliances in order to achieve Neapolitan hegemony in the system of Italian states, the fruits of the sovereign's economic strategy with the introduction of the art of silk and printing, politics of promotion and cultural attraction, the severe exercise of power through the repression of the conspiracy of the barons led the Kingdom of Naples, with intellectuals of the caliber of Pontano, Panormita, and others, to participate as a protagonist in Humanism and the Renaissance. At that time it possessed the most powerful navy in the western part of the Mediterranean.
Effects[]
Whoever it casts a shadow over shall be constantly surrounded by enemies, with an increase in cunning for all parties trying to usurp the subject. They will usually be equivalent to the subject’s own boosted cutthroat attitude, often scraping by with smart planning or hairline misses. In the meanwhile, their appreciation for the arts deepen along with their deftness for political and social manipulation in the favor.