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4 days ago · This is a list of monarchs (and other royalty and nobility) sorted by nickname . This list is divided into two parts: Cognomens: Also called cognomina. These are names which are appended before or after the person's name, like the epitheton necessarium, or Roman victory titles.
Apr 22, 2024 · Alfonso – king of Aragon and claimant to the throne of Naples – besieged the city as an act of revenge against Queen Johanna II of Naples due to the crisis of succession in Naples. Johanna, as a childless queen, adopted Alfonso as her heir in 1421 with the intention of passing her throne to the Crown of Aragon upon her death.
5 days ago · Roberto Lamarca (1959–2017), actor migrated in Venezuela. He is most recognised for his portrayal of Arístides Valerio, on the RCTV telenovela Por estas calles. Nino Manfredi (1921–2004), one of the most prominent actors in the commedia all'italiana genre.
May 5, 2024 · Joan II (25 June 1373[1] – 2 February 1435) was Queen of Naples from 1414 to her death, upon which the senior Angevin line of Naples became extinct. As a mere formality, she used the title of Queen of Jerusalem, Sicily, and Hungary.
5 days ago · The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (Italian: Regno delle Due Sicilie) was a kingdom in Southern Italy from 1816 to 1861 under the control of a cadet branch of the Spanish Bourbons.
May 6, 2024 · Alfonso the Magnanimous ( Alfons el Magnànim in Catalan) [a] (1396 – 27 June 1458) was King of Aragon and King of Sicily (as Alfonso V) and the ruler of the Crown of Aragon [b] from 1416 and King of Naples (as Alfonso I) from 1442 until his death.
6 days ago · John Casimir left no surviving children. All his brothers and sisters having predeceased him without surviving issue, he was the last of the line of Bona Sforza. With him, all the legitimate issue of Alfonso II of Naples died out.
