Ferdinand VIHouseBourbonFatherPhilip V of SpainMotherMaria Luisa of SavoyReligionCatholic ChurchSignatureFerdinand VI (Spanish: Fernando; 23 September 1713 – 10 August 1759), called the Learned (el Prudente) and the Just (el Justo), was King of Spain from 9 July 1746 until his death in 1759. He was the third ruler of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty. He was the son of King Philip V and Queen Maria Luisa. Ferdinand succeeded his father upon the latter's death in 1746.
Kingdom of the Two SiciliesToday part ofItaly, CroatiaThe Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (Italian: Regno delle Due Sicilie) 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.
Invasion of Naples (1806)BelligerentsFranceItalyNaplesUnited KingdomRussiaSicilyCommanders and leadersJoseph BonaparteAndré MassénaJean ReynierGuillaume DuhesmeGiuseppe LechiFerdinand ILouis of Hesse-PhilippsthalRoger de DamasFra DiavoloJohn StuartSidney SmithStrength 41,000Naples:22,000United Kingdom:5,200Russia:6,000Total:33,200Casualties and losses 1,750 killed5,500 wounded~3,500 died of disease ?The invasion of Naples was a military campaign of the War of the Third Coalition in 1806.
Maria Amalia of SaxonyHouseWettinFatherAugustus III of PolandMotherMaria Josepha of AustriaSignatureMaria Amalia of Saxony (Maria Amalia Christina Franziska Xaveria Flora Walburga; 24 November 1724 – 27 September 1760) was Queen of Spain from 10 August 1759 until her death in 1760 as the wife of King Charles III. Previously, she had been Queen of Naples and Sicily since marrying Charles on 19 June 1738.
House of Bourbon-Two SiciliesThe House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies is a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon that ruled Southern Italy and Sicily for more than a century in the 18th and 19th centuries. It descends from the Capetian dynasty in legitimate male line through Philip, Duke of Anjou (later Philip V of Spain), a younger grandson of Louis XIV of France (1638–1715) who established the Bourbon dynasty in Spain in 1700 as Philip V (1683–1746).
Infante Philip, Duke of CalabriaHouseBourbons of NaplesFatherCharles VII & V of Naples & SicilyMotherMaria Amalia of SaxonyInfante Philip, Duke of Calabria (13 June 1747 – 19 September 1777) was the eldest son and heir-apparent of Charles III of Spain, but was excluded from the succession to the thrones of Spain and Naples due to his intellectual disability. His younger brothers, Charles IV of Spain and Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies replaced him in the succession.
Charles III of SpainHouseBourbonFatherPhilip V of SpainMotherElisabeth FarneseReligionCatholic ChurchSignatureMilitary careerAllegianceSpainService years1734–1788ConflictsWar of the Polish Succession – Siege of Gaeta (1734);War of the Austrian Succession – Battle of VelletriCharles III (Spanish: Carlos Sebastián de Borbón y Farnesio; 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) was King of Spain from 1759 until his death in 1788.
Parthenopean RepublicThe Parthenopean Republic (Italian: Repubblica Partenopea, French: République Parthénopéenne) or Neapolitan Republic (Italian: Repubblica Napoletana) was a short-lived sister republic in Southern Italy established during the French Revolutionary Wars following the defeat of the armies of Ferdinand IV. The republic existed from 21 January to 13 June 1799, collapsing when the Sanfedists returned Ferdinand to power, after which he harshly subdued republican activities.
PalermoPalermo (Sicilian: Palermu) is the capital and largest city of the autonomous island region of Sicily in southernItaly, located on the eponymous gulf facing the Tyrrhenian Sea. A 2,700-year-old city, it is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence. Founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians as Sis ("flower"), Palermo then became a possession of Carthage.
Charles IV of SpainCharles IV (Spanish: Carlos Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Januario Serafín Diego de Borbón y Sajonia; 11 November 1748 – 20 January 1819) was King of Spain and ruler of the Spanish Empire from 1788 to 1808. The Spain inherited by Charles IV gave few indications of instability, but during his reign, Spain entered a series of disadvantageous alliances and his regime constantly sought cash to deal with the exigencies of war.
Napoleonic WarsThe Napoleonic Wars (1803–15) were a global series of conflicts fought by a fluctuating array of European coalitions against the French First Republic (1803–04) under the First Consul followed by the First French Empire (1804–1815) under the Emperor of the French, Napoleon.
Italian languageRomance languageItalian (italiano, pronounced, or lingua italiana, pronounced) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family. It is a standardised form of literary Florentine Tuscan and, together with Sardinian, is the least differentiated language from Latin. Current estimates indicate that between 68 and 85 million people speak Italian, including approximately 64 million native speakers as of 2024.
List of Sicilian monarchsThe monarchs of Sicily ruled from the establishment of the Kingdom of Sicily in 1130 until the "perfect fusion" in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1816. The origins of the Sicilian monarchy lie in the Norman conquest of southern Italy which occurred between the 11th and 12th century.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.