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Signature. Francis II ( Neapolitan and Italian: Francesco II, christened Francesco d'Assisi Maria Leopoldo; Sicilian: Francischieddu; 16 January 1836 – 27 December 1894) was King of the Two Sicilies from 1859 to 1861. He was the last King of the Two Sicilies, as successive invasions by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia ...
- 22 May 1859 – 20 March 1861
- Maria Christina of Savoy
Mar 4, 2024 · house of Bourbon. Francis II (born Jan. 16, 1836, Naples—died Dec. 27, 1894, Arco, Italy) was the king of the Two Sicilies from 1859 until his deposition in 1860, the last of the Bourbons of Naples. He was the only son of Ferdinand II by his first consort, Maria Cristina of Savoy.
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Monarchy. |. HM Francis II, King of the Two Sicilies, is the last. Under his reign, the Kingdom was invaded first by the Garibaldian army, then by the Savoy army and later annexed to the newborn Kingdom of Italy. All this, only one year after the death of Ferdinand II, who died aged 48, and Francis unexpectedly ascended the Throne aged only 23.
Born in Florence (Italy) 1768, died 1835 Vienna. Last Holy Roman Emperor (Francis II., 1792-1806), first Emperor of Austria (Francis I., 1804-35); Son of Emperor Leopold II, 1747-1792 and Maria–Luisa of Spain (1745 – 1792)).
Aug 8, 2016 · Francis II [1], 1836–94, last king of the Two Sicilies (1859–61), son and successor of Ferdinand II. A weak ruler, he let his ministers follow his father's reactionary policy. Faced with the growing movement for Italian unity (see Risorgimento [2]), he first sided with Austria.
Ferdinand II, 1830–1859. Francis II, 1859–1861. In 1860–61 with influence from Great Britain and William Ewart Gladstone 's propaganda, the kingdom was absorbed into the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the title dropped. It is still claimed by the head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies .
Francis II was King of the Two Sicilies from 1859 to 1861. He was the last King of the Two Sicilies, as successive invasions by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia ultimately brought an end to his rule, as part of Italian unification.
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