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      • During the process of the Risorgimento (1860-61), the monarchy in Naples and Sicily was toppled and incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy under King Victor Emmanuel II.
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  2. Aug 25, 2016 · Part cultural heritage organization, part secessionist movement, the devout members believe the 1860 unification of Italy was wrong and wish to restore the former Kingdom of Two Sicilies...

  3. With the Restoration of 1815, the kingdom, now officially called the Two Sicilies, eventually aligned with the conservative states of Europe. Because many in the kingdom adopted liberal ideas while the kings were more and more confirmed in their absolutism, political clashes were inevitable.

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  4. During the course of the Risorgimento, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ceased to exist, thanks to the work of Giuseppe Garibaldi who, in 1860, overthrew the Bourbon monarchs and proclaimed a dictatorship on behalf of Victor Emmanuel II (the King of Piedmont-Sardinia).

  5. May 10, 2016 · When the island and the mainland were finally re-united, to avoid bruising egos the new entity was renamed the Kingdom of the two Sicilies. This happened at the beginning of the eighteenth century. For the last 3 centuries prior to that Southern Italy had been ruled by Spain.

  6. With two kings both claiming to be the King of Sicily, the separate island kingdom became known as the Kingdom of Trinacria. It is this split that ultimately led to the creation of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies some 500 years on. Aragonese period

  7. Historical Map of Europe & the Mediterranean (22 October 1860 - Fall of the Two Sicilies: Having won over the island of Sicily, Garibaldi embarked for the mainland. Facing little resistance he entered the capital of Naples a few weeks later.

  8. The capital of the country was Naples, and the ruling dynasty was the Bourbons of Naples. The form of government is an absolute monarchy. As a result of Risorgimento (the process of unification of Italy) became part of Italy.

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