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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. He was deposed twice from the throne of Naples: once by the revolutionary Parthenopean Republic for six months in 1799, and again by a ...
- 12 December 1816 – 4 January 1825
- Maria Amalia of Saxony
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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Kingdom of Naples, state covering the southern portion of the Italian Peninsula from the Middle Ages to 1860. It was often united politically with Sicily. By the early 12th century the Normans had carved out a state in southern Italy and Sicily in areas formerly held by the Byzantines, Lombards, and Muslims. In 1130 Roger II, on uniting all the ...
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There used to be two Sicilies, but now there are two Italies. The Bourbon kings' reigns were: • 1734-1759 Charles V of Sicily (later Charles III of Spain), son of Philip V of Spain • 1759-1825 Ferdinand III of Sicily (from 1816 Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies), son of Charles • 1825-1830 Francis I of the Two Sicilies, son of Ferdinand I ...
Naples during World War 2. Did you know that there was a prisoner of war camp in Naples during WW2? The background photo below shows the camp barracks, enclosed by barbed-wire fencing. The photo was taken from a vantage point near Widmer's Winery (now Hazlitt's Winery), facing east towards Main Street. Today, only one of the barracks remains.
Jul 25, 2021 · Ferdinando I reigned as King of Naples and Sicily from 1759 – 1816, and then as King of the Two Sicilies from 1816 – 1825. Born at the Royal Palace in Naples, now Italy, on January 12, 1751, Ferdinando was the third of the six sons and the ninth of thirteen children of Carlos IV, King of Naples and Sicily, later Carlos III, King of Spain ...
Jan 12, 2018 · The Bourbon prince who would become the first monarch of a revived Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was born in Naples on this day in 1751. Ferdinando, third son of King Carlos (Charles) III of Spain, was handed the separate thrones of Naples and Sicily when he was only eight years old after his father’s accession to the Spanish throne required ...
