Antonio Carafa

Antonio Carafa (died 10 October 1437/8), called Malizia ("the crafty"), was a nobleman and diplomat of the Kingdom of Naples. In the conflict between the Durazzo and Valois over the throne, he supported the Durazzo. He played a major role in the creation of the Aragonese claim to the throne and was a staunch supporter of King Alfonso V of Aragon until his death. Life Durazzo–Valois conflict Carafa was born around the middle of the 14th century. His father was Giovannello Carafa and his mother Mariella Mariscalchi. He had three brothers: Niccolò, Tommaso and Gurrello. He married Caterina Farafalla and had seven sons and two daughters: Carlo, Francesco, Tommaso, Antonio, Gurrello, Giovanni Battista, Diomede, Caterina and Diana. Cardinal Oliviero Carafa and Archbishop Alessandro Carafa were sons of Francesco. In 1384, with his brother Gurrello, Carafa fought for King Charles III against a challenger to the throne, Duke Louis I of Anjou. On 20 December 1392, he was part of the council that declared Charles's successor, Ladislaus, to be of age. On 15 October 1394, he took part in a council convoked by Ladislaus to affirm the kingdom's support for Pope Boniface IX during the Western Schism.