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Ferdinand I of Naples

1424–1494 · 15th century · Also known as Ferrante of Naples

Ferdinand I, known as Ferrante, was King of Naples from 1458 to 1494, the illegitimate son of Alfonso V of Aragon. He defeated a baronial revolt backed by the Angevin claimant early in his reign and crushed the Conspiracy of the Barons in 1485 to 1486. His shrewd and ruthless rule made Naples a major Italian power and a centre of Renaissance learning.

Ferdinand I of Naples
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