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===Middle Ages and Modern Era=== [[File:Capri BW 2013-05-14 16-04-44 DxO.jpg|thumb|left|[[Certosa di San Giacomo]], a Carthusian monastery founded in 1363]] After the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire]], Capri came under the control of the [[Duchy of Naples]]. The island suffered raids by [[piracy|pirates]] and [[Saracen]]s. In 866, Emperor [[Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Louis II]] granted the island to the [[Republic of Amalfi|Duchy of Amalfi]]. In 987, Pope [[Pope John XV|John XV]] established the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Capri|Diocese of Capri]], initially as a [[suffragan]] to the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni|Archdiocese of Amalfi]].<ref>Konrad Eubel, ''Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi'', [http://sul-derivatives.stanford.edu/derivative?CSNID=00002716&mediaType=application/pdf vol. 1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709140633/http://sul-derivatives.stanford.edu/derivative?CSNID=00002716&mediaType=application%2Fpdf |date=2019-07-09 }}, p. 164 & subsequent volumes.</ref> Capri remained a diocese until 1818, when it was absorbed into the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia|Archdiocese of Sorrento]].<ref>[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_as_XHufGgeYC Bolla ''De utiliori''], in ''Bullarii romani continuatio'', Tomo XV, Romae 1853, pp. 56β61</ref> It is now listed as a [[titular see]].<ref>''Annuario Pontificio 2013'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 {{ISBN|978-88-209-9070-1}}), p. 858</ref> In 1496, King [[Frederick IV of Naples]] established administrative parity between the settlements of Capri and Anacapri. Pirate raids intensified during the 16th century; admirals [[Barbarossa (Ottoman admiral)|Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha]] and [[Turgut Reis]] captured the island for the Ottoman Empire in 1535 and 1553, respectively.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}} The French antiquarian [[Jean-Jacques Bouchard]] visited in the 17th century and is considered one of the first modern tourists; his diary provides valuable insights.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}
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