Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
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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
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
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
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
…a successful campaign in Sicily, he crossed over to the mainland and won the battle of the Volturno with half of his army being local volunteers. King Francis II (since 1859) withdrew to the fortified port of Gaeta, where he surrendered and abdicated in February 1861 after the Siege of Gaeta. At the encounter…
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