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Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

1751–1825 · 18th century · Also known as Ferdinand IV of Naples, Ferdinand III of Sicily

Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies was a Bourbon king who ruled Naples as Ferdinand IV from 1759. He twice fled to Sicily before French armies, in 1798 when the Parthenopean Republic was proclaimed and in 1806 when Napoleon gave Naples to Joseph Bonaparte. Restored in 1815, he united his realms in 1816 as the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
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Kingdom of NaplesParthenopean RepublicKingdom of Naples (1806–1815)Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

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