Peace treaties and trade between the Kingdom of Naples and Tripoli in the eighteenth century

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the trade agreements that the King dom of Naples stipulated with the Regency of Tripoli during the eighteenth century, focusing on the specific contents of trade relations between the King dom and the Barbary State in the Mediterranean, at different historical times in Mezzogiorno (Southern Italy). The first treaty was signed in 1729, during Austrian rule in Naples; the second dates to 1741, during the Regency of Charles of Bourbon. The last trade treaty of the eighteenth century was stipulated in 1785, under the government of Ferdinand IV. The study of those agreements has allowed some further insights into the relations between the Kingdom of Naples and the Regency of Tripoli in the Mediterranean of the eighteenth century, an important crossroads of trade, diplomatic relations and disputes between states.