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4 days ago · Southern Italy was governed by the long-lasting Kingdom of Sicily or Kingdom of Naples, which had been established by the Normans. Central Italy was governed by the Pope as a temporal kingdom known as the Papal States .
1 day ago · Framed antique flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ( c.1830s) discovered in Palermo. The Treaty of Casalanza restored Ferdinand IV of Bourbon to the throne of Naples and the island of Sicily (where the constitution of 1812 virtually had disempowered him) was returned to him.
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May 20, 2024 · Charles did not pay attention to the island of Sicily, although it had been the centre of resistance against him in 1268. He transferred the capital from Palermo to Naples. He did not visit the island after 1271, preventing Sicilians from directly informing him of their grievances.
May 21, 2024 · In mid-March 1944, during World War Two, caches of magma and gas that had been slowly building beneath Vesuvius suddenly began to erupt.
May 1, 2024 · Charles II (born c. 1254—died May 5, 1309, Naples) was the king of Naples and ruler of numerous other territories, who concluded the war to regain Sicily started by his father, Charles I. By making astute alliances and treaties, he greatly enlarged his dominions.
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May 21, 2024 · People gather in a street after an earthquake in Campi Flegrei, near Naples, Italy, Tuesday, May 20, 2024 (LaPresse) The area around the Phlegraean Fields is both seismically and volcanically...
May 4, 2024 · The dried blood of Naples' third-century patron saint Gennaro liquefied at the city's cathedral on Saturday evening, in a recurring 'miracle' 17 centuries after the martyr's death.
