Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
King of Naples (1759-1806, 1815-1816), Sicily (1759-1816), and the Two Sicilies (1816-1825)
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies was the first King of the united Kingdom of the Two Siclies.[1] The Kingdom was created on 12 December 1816 having united the separate crown of Naples and Sicily. He was a member of the House of Bourbon. Before that he had been, since 1759, Ferdinando IV of the Kingdom of Naples and Ferdinando III of the Kingdom of Sicily.[1] He was deposed twice from the throne of Naples.[2] The first time by the French revolutionary armies in 1799 and again by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1806.[2]
| Ferdinando I (III / IV) | |||||
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 King Ferdinando I | |||||
| King of the Two Sicilies | |||||
| Reign | 12 December 1816 – 4 January 1825 | ||||
| Successor | Francis I | ||||
| Born | 12 January 1751 Naples, Kingdom of Naples | ||||
| Died | 4 January 1825 (aged 73) Naples, Two Sicilies | ||||
| Burial | Basilica of Santa Chiara, Naples | ||||
| Spouse | Maria Carolina of Austria Lucia Migliaccio | ||||
| Issue More | Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress Maria Luisa, Grand Duchess of Tuscany Prince Carlo, Duke of Calabria Francis I of the Two Sicilies Maria Cristina, Queen of Sardinia Maria Amalia, Queen of the French Maria Antonia, Princess of Asturias Leopold, Prince of Salerno | ||||
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| House | Bourbons of the Two Sicilies | ||||
| Father | Charles III of Spain | ||||
| Mother | Maria Amalia of Saxony | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
Titles and styles
change- 12 January 1751 – 10 August 1759 His Royal Highness Prince Ferdinando of Naples and Sicily, Infante of Spain
- 10 August 1759 – 12 December 1816 His Majesty The King of Naples and Sicily
- 23 January 1799 – 13 June 1799 Titular King of Naples
- 30 March 1806 – 22 May 1815 Titular King of Naples
- 12 December 1816 – 4 January 1825 His Majesty The King of the Two Sicilies
Family
changeIn 1768 he married Maria Carolina of Austria.[3] They had the following children:
- Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (1772–1807).[3] She married Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor.[4]
- Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily (1773–1802).[3]
- Carlo, Duke of Calabria (1775–1778).[3]
- Maria Anna of Naples and Sicily ("Mariana", 1775–1780).[3]
- Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777–1830), King of the Two Sicilies.[3]
- Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily ("Mimi", 1779–1849), later Queen of Sardinia.[3]
- Prince Gennaro of Naples and Sicily, ("Carlo", 1780–1789).[3]
- Prince Giuseppe of Naples and Sicily (1781–1783).[3]
- Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily ("Amélie", 1782–1866), Queen of the French.[3]
- Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily ("Toto", 1784–1806).[3]
- Maria Clotilde of Naples and Sicily ("Clotilda", (1786–1792).[3]
- Maria Henrietta of Naples and Sicily ("Enrichetta", 1787–1792).[3]
- Gennaro (1788–1789).[3]
- Leopold, Prince of Salerno ("Leopoldo", 1790–1851).[3]
- Prince Alberto of Naples and Sicily ("Alberto", 1792–1798).[3]
- Maria Isabelle of Naples and Sicily ("Isabella", 1793–1801).[3]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roland Sarti, Italy: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present (New York, NY: Facts On File, 2004), p. 276
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Barry Jones, Dictionary of World Biography (Acton: A.C.T. ANU E Press, 2013), p. 285
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 Justin C. Vovk, In Destiny's Hands: Five Tragic Rulers, Children of Maria Theresa (Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, Inc., 2010), pp. xix–xx
- ↑ Guida Myrl Jackson-Laufer, Women Rulers Throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1999), p. 261
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