Restaino Cantelmo-Stuart

He was the son of Fabrizio Cantelmo-Stuart, 6th Duke of Pópoli, 2nd Prince of Pettorano, and Beatriz Brancia.

In the first years of the war, he fought in Naples against supporters of Archduke Charles, led by Gaetano Gambacorta, Prince of Macchia.

In 1713, he was appointed first Captain General of Catalonia and ordered to take the last cities still recognizing Charles' authority.

He then marched on Barcelona and lay siege on 25 August, helped by troops under Marquis de los Balbases, who had evacuated Sicily under the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht.

He was appointed Minister of Finance and War in 1715, and became tutor of Prince of Asturias Luis de Borbón in 1716.

The document signed by the Duke of Pópoli on 29 July 1713, demanding the surrender of the city