Porto Ercole

Though Mazarin had failed at Rome, he pursued with energy schemes for the overthrow of the Spanish power in Italy and at once resolved to conquer the Tuscan Presidii or ports and then to proceed to the conquest of Naples itself.

The Tuscan ports included Orbitello, Porto Ercole, Porto San Stefano, Telamone, Monte Argentaro, Monte Filippo and Porto Longone in Elba.

Before attacking any of these places, Mazarin fixed upon Prince Thomas of Savoy as the French candidate for the Neapolitan throne.

The prince came to Paris and it was agreed that in the event of his accession to Naples he should hand over to France Gaeta and another port on the Adriatic.

Though Mazarin had failed at Rome, he pursued with energy schemes for the overthrow of the Spanish power in Italy, and at once resolved to conquer the Tuscan presidi or ports, and then to proceed to the conquest of Naples itself.

The Tuscan ports included Orbitello, Porto Ercole, Porto San Stefano, Telamone, Monte Argentaro, Monte Filippo, and Porto Longone in Elba.

Before attacking any of these places, Mazarin fixed upon Prince Thomas of Savoy as the French candidate for the Neapolitan throne.

The prince came to Paris, and it was agreed that in the event of his accession to Naples, he should hand over to France Gaeta and another port on the Adriatic.