Francis II of the Two Sicilies
Francis II was King of the Two Sicilies. He was the last King of the Two Sicilies as successive invasions by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia ultimately brought an end to his rule, as part of Italian unification. After he was deposed, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the Kingdom of Sardinia were merged into the newly formed Kingdom of Italy.
King Francis II 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
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was a kingdom in Southern Italy from 1816 to 1861 under the control of a cadet branch of the Spanish Bourbons. The kingdom was the largest sovereign state by population and size in Italy before Italian unification, comprising Sicily and most of the area of today's Mezzogiorno in covering all of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States.
Cappella Palatina, church of first unifier Roger II of Sicily.
Framed antique flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (c. 1830s) discovered in Palermo
Skirmish between brigands and troops in the countryside
1848 revolution in Sicily