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  1. Francis was born the son of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and his wife Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria in Naples. He was also the nephew of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, the last King and Queen of France before the first French Republic . At the death of his older brother Carlo, Duke of Calabria in 1778, Francis became the heir ...

  2. Francis in 1790. Portrait by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun. Francis was born the son of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and his wife Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria in Naples. He was also the nephew of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, the last King and Queen of France before the first French Republic. At the death of his older brother Carlo ...

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  4. Mar 4, 2024 · sister Marie-Amélie de Bourbon. (Show more) Francis I (born Aug. 14, 1777, Naples—died Nov. 8, 1830, Naples) was the king of the Two Sicilies from 1825. The son of Ferdinand I and Maria Carolina, Francis at first inclined toward liberalism. After the introduction of the constitution of 1812, which provided for a bicameral government along ...

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  5. Francis I, 1777–1830, king of the Two Sicilies (1825–30), son and successor of Ferdinand I. He continued the ruthless and reactionary policy of his father, and his court was notorious for waste and corruption. He was succeeded by his son Ferdinand II. The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Curia Regis Curia Regis [Latin, The King's Court.]

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