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Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of Arcos
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Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of Arcos, (2 January 1602 – 1658) was a Grandee of Spain and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. He served as Viceroy of Valencia and of Naples.

As Viceroy of Naples, the Duke of Arcos suppressed a revolt among the poor Neapolitans led by Masaniello but was soon faced with another revolt against Spanish rule, which resulted in the proclamation of the short-lived Neapolitan Republic.
Government offices
Preceded by
Francisco de Borja, Duque de Gandia Viceroy of Valencia
1642–1645 Succeeded by
Duarte Fernández, Count of Oropesa
Preceded by
Juan Alfonso Enríquez de Cabrera y Colonna, count of Modica, 1600 - 1647 Viceroy of Naples
1646–1648 Succeeded by
John of Austria the Younger
Spanish nobility
Preceded by
Rodrigo Ponce de León, 3rd Duke of Arcos Duke of Arcos
1630-1658 Succeeded by
Francisco Ponce de León, 5th Duke of Arcos
Preceded by
Luis Ponce de León, 6th Marquis of Zahara Marquis of Zahara
1605-1632
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