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  Ferdinand II of Aragon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ferdinand II (Fernando de Aragón in Spanish and Ferran d'Aragó in Catalan), nicknamed the Catholic (March 10, 1452 – June 23, 1516) was king of Aragon, Castile, Sicily, Naples, Valencia, Sardinia and Navarre and Count of Barcelona.
Ferdinand, the son of John II of Aragon by his second wife, the Aragonese noblewoman, was made King of Sicily by his father in 1468 in preparation for his marriage to Infanta Isabella, the half-sister and heiress of Henry IV of Castile.
Ferdinand allied with various Italian princes and with Emperor Maximilian I, to expel the French by 1496 and install Alfonso's son, Ferdinand, on the Neapolitan throne.
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 Ferdinand II of Naples - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ferdinand II (26 August 1469 - September 7, 1496), sometimes known as Ferrantino, was King of Naples from 1495 to 1496.
He was the grandson of Ferdinand I, and son of Alphonso II and heir of the Brienne claim to kingdom of Jerusalem.
He had married his half-aunt Giovanna of Naples in 1496, shortly before his death (she was the daughter of his grandfather Ferdinand and his second wife, Joanna of Aragon; Giovanna, born in 1478, a late child of a second marriage, was actually younger than Ferdinand).
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 Ferdinand
Ferdinand I of Austria - 1793-1875; became emperor 1835.
Ferdinand IV, Archduke of Austria, duke of Modena.
Ferdinand of Austria, Cardinal-Infante of Spain[?] - 1618-1641
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 Ferdinand II, king of Aragon. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
or Ferdinand the Catholic, 1452–1516, king of Aragón (1479–1516), king of Castile and León (as Ferdinand V, 1474–1504), king of Sicily (1468–1516), and king of Naples (1504–16).
In 1469, Ferdinand married Isabella I of Castile, and in 1474 they assumed joint rule of Castile.
Many of Ferdinand’s policies had long-lasting effects, especially the expulsion of the Jews and the Muslims, many of whom settled in N Africa, the search for American gold, and the conversion of large agricultural areas into grazing lands for the benefit of the wool industry.
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 Encyclopedia: Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand, the son of John II of Aragon by his second wife, the Aragonese noblewoman Juana Enriquez, was made King of Sicily by his father in 1468 in preparation for his marriage to Infanta Isabel, the half-sister and heiress of Henry IV of Castile.
Alphonso II of Naples (November 4, 1448 - December 18, 1495) was King of Naples from January 25, 1494 to 1495.
Ferdinand is entombed in the Capilla Real of Granada, alongside his wife, his daughter Juana and her husband Philip, and his grandson Miguel.
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 King Ferdinand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ferdinand II of Aragon = Ferdinand V of Castile and Leon (1452-1516), Ferdinand the Catholic, King of Aragon, Sicily, and Navarre, first king of united Spain
Ferdinand III of Castile, the Saint (1198/9 - 1252)
Ferdinand VII of Spain - (1784 - 1833)
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 Ferdinand II 1810-1859   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ferdinand II (1810-1859), King of the Two Sicilies, was the first monarch against whom revolution erupted in 1848, the fir st to concede a constitution, and the first to initiate a successful counter-revolutionary movement.
Threatened with the loss of Sicily, confronted by uprisings in the provinces of Salerno and Cilento, intimidated by a massive demonstration in Naples on January 27 in favor of a constitution and upset by the weakness of conservative regimes in Italy and beyond, Ferdinand bent.
Ferdinand took pride in the fact that he was the first European sovereign to dominate the revolution and that he had done so without foreign assistance.
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 Ferdinand II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ferdinand II of Aragon, the Catholic (1452-1516, king of Aragon from 1479, of Sicily from 1468) (=Ferdinand V of Castille 1474-1504) (=Ferdinand III of Naples 1504-1516)
Ferdinand II of Germany (1578-1637, emperor from 1619)
Ferdinand II de Medici (1610-1670), grand-duke of Tuscany from 1620
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 Ferdinand, II Biography / Biography of Ferdinand, II Biography Biography
Ferdinand II (1810-1859) was king of the Two Sicilies from 1830 to 1859.
Born in Palermo on Jan. 12, 1810, Ferdinand II was the son of the future Francis I and the grandson of the violently anti-revolutionary Ferdinand I, both of the Bourbon line of Naples.
In Naples, Ferdinand instituted a constitutional monarchy, patterned on that of the 1830 July Monarchy in France.
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 AllRefer.com - Ferdinand I, king of Naples (Italian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Ferdinand I or Ferrante[fAr-rAn´tA] Pronunciation Key, 1423–94, king of Naples (1458–94), illegitimate son and successor (in Naples) of Alfonso V of AragOn.
Ferdinand's son Alfonso (later Alfonso II) reconquered (1481) the port of Otranto from the Turks.
Ferdinand was succeeded by Alfonso II (1494–95), Ferdinand II (1495–96), and Frederick (1496–1501), none of whom was able to defend the kingdom of Naples against France and Spain in the Italian Wars.
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 Ferdinand V and Isabella I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ferdinand had hoped by this alliance to obtain the Castilian crown for himself, but his high-spirited and politically astute wife firmly retained sovereign authority in her own realm.
She was the daughter of John II of Castile and León by his second wife, Isabella of Portugal.
In 1469 Princess Isabella married Ferdinand of Aragón, known also as Ferdinand V, The Catholic, and on the death of her brother, Henry IV, Isabella and Ferdinand jointly succeeded (1474) to the throne of Castile and León.
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 Ferdinand II
Ferdinand was the son of John II of Aragon and Juana Enríquez, both of Castilian origin.
Ferdinand's future was assured when he came of age, in 1466, and when he was named king of Sicily, in 1468, in order to impress the court of Castile, where his father ultimately wished to place him.
Ferdinand had no apparent bent for formal studies, but he was a patron of the arts and a devotee of vocal and instrumental music.
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 Frederick IV of Naples - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was the son of Ferdinand I, brother of Alphonso II, and uncle of Ferdinand II
A combination of King Louis XII of France and Frederick's famous cousin King Ferdinand II of Aragon had continued the claim of Louis's predecessor, King Charles VIII of France, to Naples and Sicily.
In 1501 they deposed Frederick; Naples initially went to Louis, but by 1504 a falling-out led to Naples' seizure by Ferdinand, after which it remained part of the Spanish possessions until the end of the War of the Spanish Succession.
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 Around Naples Encyclopedia 25   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
After leaving Naples, the last defenders of the Neapolitan Bourbon dynasty took refuge in the fortress of Gaeta (photo) and withstood a siege and withering bombardment that lasted from November 1860 to February 1861, at the end of which they surrendered, and the modern nation-state of Italy was born.
In 1859 Maria Sophia married Francesco II of Bourbon, the son of Ferdinand II, King of Naples.
Within the year, with the death of the king, her husband ascended to the throne and Maria Sophia gave up the frivolous court pursuits of a princess and took on the full-time responsibilities as the queen of a realm that was shortly to be overwhelmed by the forces of Garibaldi and Italian unity.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Ferdinand II (of Two Sicilies)
Ferdinand II (of Two Sicilies), known as King Bomba (1810-59), king of the Two Sicilies (1830-59), son of King Francis I, whom he succeeded.
Ferdinand I (of Two Sicilies) (1751-1825), king of the Two Sicilies (1816-25); as Ferdinand IV, he was also king of Naples (1759-1806, 1815-25), and...
Son of Ferdinand II, king of the Two Sicilies, and grandson of Francis I, he was the...
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 Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand II of Aragon, surnamed the Catholic (March 10, 1452 - June 23, 1516) was king of Aragon, Castile, Sicily, Naples and Navarre.
He was also the king of Sicily (as II) from 1468 to 1516 and Naples (as III) from 1504 to 1516.
Ferdinand also conquered the southern half of Navarre and annexed it to Spain.
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 FERDINAND II OF ARAGON FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ferdinand, the son of John_II_of_Aragon by his second wife, the Aragonese noblewoman Juana_Enriquez, was made King_of_Sicily by his father in 1468 in preparation for his marriage to Infanta Isabella, the half-sister and heiress of Henry_IV_of_Castile.
He married Isabella on October_19, 1469 in Ocaña and became Ferdinand V of Castile when Isabella succeeded her brother as Queen of Castile in 1474.
In 1494, Charles_VIII_of_France invaded Italy and expelled Ferdinand's cousin, Alfonso II, from the throne of Naples.
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 The Mona Lisa Exposed: Introduction: Historical Timeline
Alfonso II abdicates in favour of the French king and retires to a monastery.
Louis XII cedes Naples to Ferdinand II of Aragon.
Ferdinand is prevented from introducing a Spanish style inquisition into Naples by an alliance of nobles and commoners.
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 Ferdinand II
Ferdinand II King-consort of Castile from 1474 (as Ferdinand V), King of Aragon from 1479, and Ferdinand III of Naples from 1504.
Ferdinand conquered Naples 1500–03 and Navarre in 1512.
However, on Philip's death and Joanna's subsequent decline into madness, Ferdinand was recognized as ruler of Castile, establishing the rule of one man for all the kingdoms which became permanent under his grandson, Charles I of Spain (later Emperor Charles V).
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 Vlar's Timeline of the World (Page 10)
Matthias Corvinus of Hungary dead; Viadislav II of Bohemia elected to succeed.
Ferdinand II reconquers Naples, French fleet is captured.
Ferdinand II of Naples dead; succeeded as king by Frederick III.
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 Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand II of Aragon, nicknamed the Catholic (March 10, 1452 - June 23, 1516) was king of Aragon, Castile, Sicily, Naples and Navarre.
He was also the king of Sicily (as Ferdinand II) from 1468 to 1516 and Naples (as Ferdinand III) from 1504 to 1516.
Joanna's son, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, succeeded her on the throne of Castile; and he also succeeded Ferdinand on the Aragonese throne when Ferdinand died in 1516.
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 William Jenks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In response to defeats in Sicily and demonstrations in Naples, Ferdinand II conceded a constitution on January 29.
Naples was a pleasant relief when he was transferred in 1844, and his passion for art, music, and classical literature compensated for the pettiness of routine that marked many of his days.
The new king's mother was Maria Theresa, daughter of Ferdinand Ill of Tuscany, and he had married his first cousin, Maria Adelaide, the child of Archduke Rainer, the viceroy of Lombardy-Venetia, by Maria Elisabetta of Savoy-Carignano.
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 Around Naples Encyclopedia 15   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It is one of four palaces that the Bourbons of Naples used during their rule of the Kingdom of Naples (1730-1860): one is in Caserta, another at Capodimonte overlooking Naples, and the third is in Portici on the slopes of Vesuvius.
Ferdinand II, (1810-1859), King of Naples, was nicknamed "bomba" (bomb) as a result of his bombardment of Messina during the political unrest in 1848.
Ferdinand II was the son of Francis I and grandson of the long-reigning Ferdinand IV of Naples (also known as Ferdinand I of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies—in case you were having difficulties figuring out how a IV could come before a II!).
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 Ferdinand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
II of Naples">Ferdinand II of Naples - 1469-1496; became king 1495.
II of the Two Sicilies">Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies - 1810-1859; became king 1830.
Mulville if the impression made by the consideration, that of course with time and opportunity it couldn't struck with her use of this last word to question her further.
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 Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by forename - part 37   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ferdinand (Ferrante) II of Naples, King of Naples, b.
Ferdinand II of León, King of León, b.
Ferdinand II of Sicily, King of Sicily de Bourbon, b.
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 Constitutions and Parliaments, Italy 1848-49   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
As the conflict between Sicilians and their king Ferdinand II in Naples intensified, the islanders established a provisional government and called for the convening of a general parliament to adapt the 1812 constitution to the existing situation.
Ferdinand finally agreed as barricades rose in the center of Naples, Sicily proclaimed its independence, and revolutionists in Calabria established a provisional government.
In southern Italy, Ferdinand II was able to abolish parliament and ignore the constitution in Naples.
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 21ST GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Maria Sophia Amalia of BAVARIA was born in Bavaria - dtr of Duke Maximilian Joseph.
She was married to King Francis II Charles of TWO SICILIES (son of Ferdinand II of NAPLES) in 1852.
King Francis II Charles of TWO SICILIES was born in 1836 in Naples - son of Ferdinand II.
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 ferdinand magellan ships   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
These were the people who, in 1521, met the Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan, with war clubs, on the island of Mactan.
Ferdinand Magellan commences the voyage that will end with one of his ships (but not Magellan, who is killed en route, in the Phillippines) completing the...
Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese: Fern?o de Magalh?es (circa 1470 - April 27, 1521) was a Portuguese...
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 Robert II of NAMUR , Count of Namur - Aymeric of NARBONNE , Viscount of Narbonne
\-Erzsebet of KUMANIEN Andreas of NAPLES, Duke of Calabria
Descendents of Andreas of NAPLES, Duke of Calabria
\-Beatrice of SAVOY, Countess of Savoy Eleanore of (Of Anjou) NAPLES
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 Around Naples Encyclopedia 24   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ferdinand was forced to relinquish absolute rule and grant a constitution to Naples in 1820 as a result of a carbonari-led revolution.
Naples was of extreme interest to any composer of that period because it was the home of the fine conservatories as well as the most beautiful theater (San Carlo) in Europe.
In 1856, Ferdinand II of Naples acquired the house she had lived and died in and made it into a small church named for the saint, the church of Santa Maria Francesca delle cinque piaghe.
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