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
Francis II was the last king of the Two Sicilies before the Italian unification, led by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia. After he was deposed, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
…Ferdinand II Ferdinand in 1859 King of the Two Sicilies Reign 8 November 1830 – 22 May 1859 Predecessor Francis I Successor Francis II Born 12 January 1810 Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily Died 22 May 1859 (aged 49) Caserta Palace, Caserta, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies…
Formal portrait, c. 1865
Francis II photographed with his wife Maria Sophie c. 1860
King Francis II of Naples and Queen Maria Sofia leave Gaeta of the Two Sicilies.
Francis on his deathbed