Antonio Ottoboni (1646–1720) was a Neapolitan general, nephew of

Pope Alexander VIII Pope Alexander VIII ( it, Alessandro VIII; 22 April 1610 – 1 February 1691), born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 1689 to his death in February 1691. He is to date the las ...

and the father of Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni. Prince Antonio Ottoboni, a general of the papal army, came to Naples in 1694. Like his son, Cardinal Ottoboni, Prince Antonio was an enthusiastic patron of music. He supplied the libretto for Alessandro Scarlatti's second smaller setting of '' La Giuditta'' in 1697, and texts for many cantatas. Before 1707, probably in 1703 or 1704, he appointed Scarlatti his ''maestro di cappella''.Edward Joseph Dent ''Alessandro Scarlatti: His Life and Works'' 2008 Page 74

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ottoboni, Antonio 1646 births 1710 deaths Italian opera librettists Italian male dramatists and playwrights 17th-century Italian nobility Captains General of the Church

Antonio Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular ...