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Ferdinand II (Italian: Ferdinando II, known also as Ferrante II and Ferrandino; 26 June 1467 – 7 September 1496) was King of Naples from 1495 to 1496. He was the son of Alfonso II of Naples and the grandson of Ferrante I of Naples.
- 23 January 1495 – 7 September 1496
- Ippolita Maria Sforza
Ferdinand II (Italian: Ferdinando Carlo Maria; Sicilian: Ferdinannu Carlu Maria; Neapolitan: Ferdinando Carlo Maria; 12 January 1810 – 22 May 1859) was King of the Two Sicilies from 1830 until his death in 1859.
- 8 November 1830 – 22 May 1859
- Maria Isabella of Spain
- The Royal Palace of Caserta (Reggia di Caserta) is one of the largest royal residences in the world. Modeled after Versailles and designed to provide a secure inland bolthole for the Neapolitan royal family, the palace has 1200 rooms (Buckingham Palace “only” 775) spread out over five floors.
- For the Napoleon Bonaparte connection: Napoleon’s youngest sister, the ambitious Caroline Bonaparte Murat, was Queen of Naples from 1808 to 1815. When her husband, a charismatic French military leader, Joachim Murat, was given the title of King of Naples, Caroline, thanks to her formidable brother, became not only queen consort, but also ruler in Murat’s absence.
- For the Marie Antoinette connection: Marie Antoinette’s sister, Maria Carolina, was a powerful queen in Naples, reigning from 1768-1806. When her mother, the Hapsburg Empress Maria Theresa, negotiated with the Bourbons to place her daughter on the Neapolitan throne, a stipulation was that Maria Carolina would be more than a figurehead—that after producing an heir she would have a role in the affairs of state (to better further Hapsburg interests).
- For an historical overview of major decorative arts trends. There are two royal apartments at Caserta offering splendid examples of 18th- and 19th-century decorative pieces and furniture.
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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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ferdinand II was the prince of Capua, duke of Calabria, and king of Naples (1495–96), who recovered his kingdom from French occupation. A gifted humanist prince, Ferdinand was loved by the people, who affectionately addressed him in the diminutive Ferrandino.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ferdinand II, King of Naples and Sicily primary name: Ferdinand II other name: (King of) Two Sicilies
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.
