Royal Palace of Naples
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The Royal Palace of Naples is a historic building located in Piazza del Plebiscito, in the historic center of Naples, Italy. Although the main entrance is located in this square, there are other acces
Royal Palace façade
The Royal Palace of Naples
Fernando Ruiz de Castro, count of Lemos.
Domenico Fontana, the architect of the palace.
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
Royal Palace of Naples
…residence of the House of Savoy. The new owner of the palace, Victor Emmanuel II, first visited the palace on 7 November 1860, just two months after Francis II of the Two Sicilies had left, and it does not seem that he ever stayed there again. The visits of the new dynasty to the city were generally sporadic. Only from 1868 to…
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