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	Ferdinand II of Naples - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Ferdinand II or Ferrante II of Naples (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 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).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ferdinand_II_of_Naples (526 words)

	Charles II King of Naples: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		In the war of the Sicilian Vespers between Charles I and Peter III of AragÃ³n for possession of Sicily, Charles was captured (1284) in a naval battle by the Aragonese.
		The war in Sicily against James (James II of AragÃ³n), son and successor of Peter III, continued until James's renunciation of Sicily and recognition of Charles II as king in 1295.
		Ferrante of Naples: The Statecraft of a Renaissance Prince
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/charles_ii_king_of_naples.jsp (1750 words)

	Wikipedia: Ottoman Empire
		As sultan Mehmed II conquered Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1453, the state grew into a mighty empire.
		But by conquering and annexing the emirate of Karaman (May-June, 1451) and by renewing the peace treaties with Venice (September 10) and Hungary (November 20) he proved his skills both on the military and the political front and was soon accepted by the noble class of the Ottoman court.
		None of them were well organized or even remotely successful, but they filled Abd-ul-Hamid II with a paranoia that lead to a self-imposed isolation in the palace of Yildiz.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/o/ot/ottoman_empire.html (6149 words)

	2. Sicily and Naples. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		Frederick brought to a close the war with Naples (Peace of Caltabeleotta, 1302), marrying the daughter of Charles I and accepting the stipulation that the Sicilian crown should pass to the Angevins on his death.
		This agreement was not fulfilled, with the result that the struggle continued until, in 1373, Joanna of Naples abandoned Sicily to the Aragonese in return for tribute.
		Based on (1) the marriage of Margaret (daughter of Charles II of Naples) and Charles of Valois, the parents of King Philip VI; and (2) the claims of the so-called second house of Anjou founded by Duke Louis I (d.
	www.bartleby.com /67/533.html (637 words)

	Naples Beach And Golf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		In the sixth century, Naples was conquered by the Byzantines during the attempt of Justinian I to recreate the Roman Empire, and was one of the last duchies to fall in Norman hands in 1039, as they founded the Kingdom of Sicily.
		In 1266 Naples and the kingdom of Sicily were assigned by Pope Clement IV to Charles of Anjou, who moved the capital from Palermo to Naples.
		Louis II died in 1417, and his sons, together with their brother-in-law, afterwards Charles VII of France, were brought up under the guardianship of their mother.
	www.wwwtln.com /finance/131/naples-beach-and-golf.html (1817 words)

	Biographies of Famous Southern Italians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Charles II agrees to recognize Frederick II (III) as king of Sicily on the condition that the island would be restored to Charles or his heir upon Frederick’s death.
		The pope declared that, because of Alfonso’s illegitimate birth, his claim was invalid, and claimed the Kingdom of Naples as a fief of the Papacy.
		Spouse(s): (1) Marie Klementine of Austria, daughter of Emperor Leopold II; (2) Isabella, Infanta of Spain and daughter of King Charles IV of Spain.
	www.researchitaly.us /pages/9 (4413 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Pius II
		This was further demonstrated by the fact that Pius, on the eve of his departure from Mantua, issued the Bull "Execrabilis", in which he condemned all appeals from the decisions of the pope to an oecumenical council (18 Jan., 1460).
		Likewise the refusal of the Archbishop of Mainz, Diether of Isenburg (q.v.) to abide by the pope's decree of deposition led to civil strife.
		As a last resort, Pius II endeavoured to stir up the enthusiasm of the apathetic Christian princes by placing himself at the head of the crusaders.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/12126c.htm (2056 words)

	John II Casimir of Poland - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		John II Casimir Vasa (Polish: Jan II Kazimierz Waza, March 22, 1609 - December 6, 1672), King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Duke of Opole in Silesia.
		In 1660 John Casimir II was forced to renounce his claims to the Swedish throne and acknowledge Swedish sovereignty over Livonia and city of Riga.
		His heir in Ferrante I of Naples and in Brienne succession was his distant cousin, Henry de La Tremoille Prince of Talmond and Taranto, the heir-general of Federigo di Aragona (second son of Ferrante I and Isabella of Taranto), who also was the heir-general of Federigo's first wife Anne of Savoy.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/John_II_Casimir_of_Poland (682 words)

	1495 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		A few months later, he decides to return to France, and leaves Naples with most of his army, leaving a force under his cousin Gilbert, Count of Montpensier as Viceroy.
		May 26 - A Spanish army under Gonzalo de Córdoba lands in Calabria with the purpose of ousting the French and restoring Ferrante II to the throne of Naples.
		Cordoba and Ferrante are defeated by a French army under Bernard Stuart, Seigneur d'Aubigny.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1495 (389 words)

	Principe de Sayd - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Cem was the pretender to the Ottoman Empire who had battled with his brother, Beyazid II, and was eventually exiled to Europe.
		Djem's son, the Principe de Sayd moved to the Neapolitan capital of Naples.
		He led a wild life in his twenties, until World War II came about, where eventually he served as an officer in the British Army stationed in Malta, where he met his future wife and married after the war.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/De_Sayd (2727 words)

	The Succession Laws of the Two Sicilies
		The pope (as overlord of Naples) invested Louis as king of Naples but the latter's efforts at retaking the kingdom failed; Louis was succeeded by Louis II who was crowned by the pope in 1389 and held the kingdom until expelled by Carlo III's son Ladislao (1376-1414).
		Before leaving Naples, he issued the Pragmatic Sanction of 1759, setting the succession laws for the kingdom he was leaving to his third son Ferdinand IV (1751-1825).
		Naples was taken by a French army in 1799 and a Republic proclaimed on Jan 24, but it collapsed six months later after the French retreated and Naples was seized with the help of Horatio Nelson's British fleet.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/royalty/2sicilie.htm (6926 words)

	Italy
		Alessandro was appointed regent of the Netherlands by King Philip II of Spain at the height of the Dutch revolt.
		While Naples had fallen to Roger II of Sicily, his first cousin Bohemond had gone on the First Crusade and become the first Prince of Antioch, founding a line that continued until the end of Outremer, and which later included Kings of Cyprus and Jerusalem.
		Later, Joanna II of Naples left her rights to René I the Good of Anjou, but he was unable to hold off Alfonso V of Aragon and Sicily.
	www.friesian.com /italia.htm (10172 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Ferdinand II of Naples
		Ferdinand II (26 August, 1469 - September 7, 1496), sometimes known as Ferrantino, was King of Naples from 1495 to 1496.
		Alphonso, finding his tenure of the throne uncertain on account of the approaching invasion of Charles VIII of France and the general dissatisfaction of his subjects, abdicated in his son's favour in early 1495.
		Ferrante II of Naples (1469-1496), King of Naples and Jerusalem when reigned 1495-96.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Ferdinand_II_of_Naples (316 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - View Single Post - Adapting Italia Universalis Leaders
		In 1451, along with Ferrante I of Naples he led the army that invaded Tuscany and engaged in the siege of Foiano.
		In 1460, in the struggle between Aragon and Anjou in Naples, G Piccinino, who was serving Jean of Calabria, the Angevin claimant to the throne of Naples, defeated an allied Milanese/Neapolitan army at San Fabiano — the Neapolitan supporters of the Aragonese were under Montefeltro, while the Milanese were under Alessandro Sforza.
		When the Baron’s revolt of 1485 broke out in Naples he was hired by Florence and Milan to lead an army into Naples to support King Ferrante I. At the end of the revolt, with the revenues seized from the rebels Ferrante hired him.
	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showpost.php?p=2243361&postcount=16 (3294 words)

	Heraldry in Pre-Unification Italy
		Gianfrancesco was succeeded in 1444 by his son Ludovico II (1412-78), whose son Frederico I (1441-84) was in turn succeeded by Francesco II (1466-1519), who was made gonfalonier in 1510 and added the insignia of this office to his arms (see the page on papal heraldry).
		Another branch of the Gonzaga family, issued from a younger son of Francesco II in the 16th century, was given the county of Guastalla by Charles V in 1541.
		In 1442 Alfonso V of Aragon (1394-1458) conquered Naples and in 1443 was recognized as king of Naples by the pope: thus the two Sicilies were united again; it was under him that the expression "kingdom of Two Sicilies" first appeared.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/national/italy2.htm (5752 words)

	Hilton Naples
		She was Countess of Provence and Forcalquier, Queen of Naples and titular Queen of Jerusalem and Sicily 1343–1382, and Princess of Achaea 1373/1375–1381.
		She was the daughter of Charles, Duke of Calabria (eldest son of king Robert I of Naples) and Marie of Valois (a sister of King Philip VI of France).
		The assassination of Andrew brought about the enmity of Hungary and an invasion led by Louis I. Her second husband, Louis of Taranto, was crowned as co-king in 1353, the only one of her husbands to whom she willingly accorded that status.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/78/hilton-naples.html (1722 words)

	CalendarHome.com - 1496 - Calendar Encyclopedia
		Among the prisoners is the French viceroy of Naples, the Comte de Montpensier.
		Ferrante II is restored to the throne of Naples.
		September 7 - King Ferdinand II of Naples (born 1469)
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /1496.htm (244 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for 1458 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		John II JOHN II [John II] 1397-1479, king of Aragón and Sicily (1458-79), king of Navarre (1425-79), count of Barcelona.
		Ferdinand I FERDINAND I [Ferdinand I] or Ferrante, 1423-94, king of Naples (1458-94), illegitimate son and successor (in Naples) of Alfonso V of Aragón.
		Francis II FRANCIS II [Francis II] 1435-88, duke of Brittany.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=1458 (566 words)

	De Sayd - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Djem's son,the Principe de Sayd moved to the Neapolitan capital of Naples.
		The elder branch was claimants to the throne of Ottoman Empire and intermarriedwith Sicilian families.
		He led a wild life in his twenties, until World War II came about, where eventually he served as an officer in the British Army stationed in Malta,where he met his future wife and married after the war.
	www.world-knowledge-encyclopedia.com /?t=De_Sayd (2534 words)

	Chronology History of Naples
		Roger II, previously count of Sicily, claims kingship of Sicily, Apulia, and Capua (1130); overcomes opposition of Pope Innocent II by defeating and capturing the pope.
		Frederick II (younger brother of James I), on James coming to terms with Pope Boniface VIII and abdicating the kingship of Sicily (1295), with the backing of the Sicilian Estates declares himself an independent king; he is excommunicated by the Pope and war against Naples follows
		Peter II Louis, inheriting the throne at the age of four, is unable to establish a strong government and accepts a tributary relationship to the papacy.
	www.delbalzo.net /cronology.htm (1491 words)

	Help.com - john ii of poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Jan II Kazimierz, known in German as Johann Kasimir, and in English as John Casimir (March 22, 1609 – December 6, 1672), was King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Duke of Opole in Silesia.
		In 1660 Jan II Kazimierz was forced to renounce his claim to the Swedish throne and acknowledge Swedish sovereignty over Livonia and the city of Riga.
		On September 16, 1668, Jan II Kazimierz abdicated the Polish-Lithuanian throne, and returned to France, where he joined the Jesuits and became abbot of St. Martin's monastery in Nevers.
	help.com /wiki/John_II_of_Poland (898 words)

	Ancestors and Family of Ferdinand I of Naples
		Ferdinand I (1423 - January 25, 1494), also called Don Ferrante, was the King of Naples and the natural son of Alfonso V of Aragon and I of Sicily and Naples.
		But although he died before he could make good his claim (August 1458), and the new Pope Pius II recognized Ferdinand, John of Anjou, profiting by the discontent of the Neapolitan barons, decided to try to regain the throne conquered by his ancestors, and invaded Naples.
		Queen consort to her nephew Ferdinand II of Naples, who was actualy her elder.
	nygaard.howards.net /files/3/3564.htm (624 words)

	Ferdinand II King of the Two Sicilies: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Ferdinand II, "King Bomba," had died in 1859, and his son, Francis II, now sat on the unsteady throne of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
		...ruled by Ferdinand II of Aragon himself (the husband of Isabella...Louis IX and titular King of Jerusalem, and...Milan, Venice and Ferdinand of Aragon, and a...in 1502, but the two allies quarrelled...kingdom of the Two Sicilies remained in existence...
		FERDINAND II, king of the Two Sicilies 1810 59, king of the Two Sicilies (1830 59...successor of Francis I...to improve the wretched...nickname "King Bomba." He...about by Ferdinand facilitated...Francis II.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/ferdinand_ii_king_of_the_two_sicilies.jsp (1257 words)

	Torquemada, the Inquisition, and the Expulsion of the Jews
		The companion showcase of Convivencia to Spain in the early 13th Century was the court of the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II Hohenstauffen in Sicily, and his respectful relations with the successors of the legendary Saladin, the late 12th Century Sultan of the Islamic Eastern Mediterranean.
		Declared a noble by King Juan II (Isabel's father) in the early 1400s, he rose to be secretary of the royal council, and official chronicler of the reign.
		A substantial group, including Isaac Abravanel and his family, made it to the welcoming kingdom of Ferrante II in Naples—only to have large numbers of their own group, as well as thousands of Neopolitans, succumb to the plague, and be thrown into further flight when the French overthrew Ferrante in 1494.
	www.larouchepub.com /other/2005/3213torquemada.html (15257 words)

	History of The Said Vassallo family and Arms
		- Duca Alfonso II d’Este of Modena, acknowwledged Djem ;
		- King Ferdinand II of Sicily, acknowledgeed as King of Aragon, Spain and of Sicily.
		Djem was killed, poisoned by the Borgia household, though some suspect that it could have been the Pope or his sister.
	www.geocities.com /maltesenobility/bibinoSaid.htm (1721 words)

	Giovanni di Cantibori's Notes on Florence
		Naples: Ferrante (Ferdinand) II, King of Sicily, King of Aragon, wed to Isabella Queen of Castile and Leon.
		Naples (and the South of Italy) is our major supply of grain.
		Beyazid II has ratified the treaty of 1479 with Venice and a five-year peace with Hungary (both in 1483).
	web.mit.edu /sca/www/xrf/research/florence.html (5113 words)

	Genealogy Index for surnames beginning with N
		NAPLES, Ferdinand (Ferrante) I of (-25 JAN 1494)
		NAPLES, Ferdinand (Ferrante) II of (26 AUG 1469-)
		Naples, Leonora of (22 JUN 1450-11 OCT 1493)
	www.maximiliangenealogy.co.uk /html/idxn.html (318 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - Adapting Italia Universalis Leaders
		After his army had returned to Naples it was sent (under F Sforza) along with the royal army under G. Caldora to lift the siege of Aquila.
		In 1419 as a general for Naples (I think, at the very least as a Neapolitan magnate) he worked to bring Louis III to Naples to oppose the influence of the Queen’s lover.
		With Louis’ help he secured most of the country and was besieging the Queen’s troops in Naples in 1421 when she called for help from Alfonso V of Aragon.
	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showthread.php?t=113428 (11119 words)

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