Ferdinand II was King of the Two Sicilies from 1830 until his death in 1859.
Ferdinand in 1859
Portrait of Ferdinand II as a child, located in the Royal Palace of Caserta
Portrait of Ferdinand by F. Martorell, 1844
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Videos
The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was a kingdom in Southern Italy from 1816 to 1861 under the control of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, a cadet branch of the Bourbons. The kingdom was the largest so
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
…declared war against the Austrian Empire. This would later lead to the invasion of his Kingdom by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Italian unification in 1861. Two Sicilies: Grand Master of the Order of St. Januarius Grand Master of the Order of St. Ferdinand and Merit Grand Master of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order…
Palazzo Reale in Palermo, built by Roger II (1st half of the 12th century)
Castel Nuovo in Naples, built from 1279
Royal Palace in Naples
Palace of Caserta