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Mar 1, 2024 · Ferdinand I (born 1423, Valencia, Spain—died Jan. 25, 1494) was the king of Naples from 1458. He was the illegitimate son of Alfonso V of Aragon, who, after establishing himself as king of Naples in 1442, had Ferdinand legitimized and recognized as his heir. Succeeding Alfonso in 1458, Ferdinand was soon faced with a baronial revolt in favour ...
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Ferdinand I (2 June 1424 – 25 January 1494), also known as Ferrante, [1] was king of Naples from 1458 to 1494. The only son, albeit illegitimate, of Alfonso the Magnanimous, he was one of the most influential and feared monarchs in Europe at the time and an important figure of the Italian Renaissance. In his thirty years of reign he brought ...
- Giraldona Carlino
- Alfonso V of Aragon
- 27 June 1458 – 25 January 1494
- Alfonso II
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Dec 18, 2022 · An Illegitimate Beginning. Ferdinand, universally known as Ferrante, had a unique path to the throne. His father, Alfonso I of Naples, was once the King of Aragon and the King of Sicily, and was the King of Naples until his death in 1458. His only successor was Ferdinand, his illegitimate son from a Neapolitan woman named Gueraldona Carlino.
Nov 14, 2021 · Ferdinand I of Naples courtesy of Wikipedia. Ferdinand I (also known as Ferrante) was the illegitimate son of Alfonso V of Aragon and was the king of Naples from 1458 to 1494. A capable ruler by ...
- Nick Howard
Ferdinand I of Naples (1423 – 1494) King of Naples. Also known as Ferrante, Ferdinand was born in Valencia, Spain, as the illegitimate son of Alfonso V the Magnanimous, the king of Aragon who also ruled in Naples. As a youth Ferdinand was recognized as the Duke of Calabria, the customary title for the successor to the throne of Naples.
The Kingdom of Naples ( Latin: Regnum Neapolitanum; Italian: Regno di Napoli; Neapolitan: Regno 'e Napule ), also known as the Kingdom of Sicily, was a state that ruled the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816. It was established by the War of the Sicilian Vespers (1282–1302), when the island of Sicily ...
Sep 2, 2020 · King Federigo of Naples was not keen on the match, having gotten what he wanted out of the Pope with Sancia’s marriage and was not exactly all that eager for a Borgia daughter-in-law. Alexander decided to pretend that his daughter would be marrying an Orsini – Federigo capitulated.
