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May 18, 2024 · Ferdinand II (born January 12, 1810, Palermo [Italy]—died May 22, 1859, Caserta) was the king of the Two Sicilies from 1830. He was the son of the future king Francis I and the Spanish infanta María Isabel, a member of the branch of the house of Bourbon that had ruled Naples and Sicily from 1734.
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Forced to grant the kingdom a constitution after a rising in Palermo (12 Jan 1848); but later regained control of Sicily after heavy bombardments (hence his nickname of King Bomba).
H.M. Ferdinand II, King of the Two Sicilies. P alermo, January 12th 1810 – Caserta, May 22nd 1859. He was the King from 1830 to 1859. Proud and determined, he succeeded in making the Kingdom autonomous economically and even from the biggest countries of those years.
The Medieval Kingdom of Sicily Image Database documents historic buildings, monuments, and their decoration in South Italy, a geographic area ravaged by war, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, as well as the depredations of modern restoration and rampant urban growth.
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Ferdinand I (12 January 1751 – 4 January 1825) was King of the Two Sicilies from 1816 until his death. Before that he had been, since 1759, King of Naples as Ferdinand IV and King of Sicily as Ferdinand III.
Ferdinand II: a Catholic fundamentalist. Ferdinand II was noted for his extreme piety, which at times verged on bigotry, and developed a fanatical zeal in his defence of the interests of the Catholic Church.
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From Graz to Vienna: the rise of Ferdinand II as head of the dynasty. The main Austrian line of the Habsburgs was heading for extinction: its most prominent representative, Emperor Rudolf II, and his ambitious brother Matthias remained without legitimate issue.
