List of viceroys of Sicily
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Aragonese direct rule 1409–1516
- John of Aragon, Duke of PeñafielJohn II of AragonJohn II the Faithless, also known as the Great was the King of Aragon from 1458 until 1479, and jure uxoris King of Navarre from 1425 until his death. He was the son of Ferdinand I and his wife Eleanor of Alburquerque...
, later king John II of AragonJohn II of AragonJohn II the Faithless, also known as the Great was the King of Aragon from 1458 until 1479, and jure uxoris King of Navarre from 1425 until his death. He was the son of Ferdinand I and his wife Eleanor of Alburquerque...
, 1458 – 1479, acted 1409 -1416. - Domingo Ram y LanajaDomingo Ram y LanajaDomenec Ram y Lanaja was a Spanish politician and diplomat who was Viceroy of Sicily in 1415–1419, succeeding Prince John of Aragon, later King John II of Aragon.-Biography:He was born in Alcañiz, in what is now the province of Teruel....
, Bishop of Lérida 1416–1419 - Antonio de CardonaAntonio de CardonaAntonio de Cardona y de Xerica-Aragon , Viceroy of Sicily 1419–1421, son of Hugo de Cardona and Beatriz de Xerica y Martinez de Luna,In 1400, Antonio de Cardona y de Xerica-Aragon married "Leonor Manoel de Vilhena"...
1419–1421 (1st term) - Giovanni de Podio 1421–1422
- Niccolò SpecialeNiccolò SpecialeNiccolò Speziale di Noto, Viceroy of Sicily 1423 - 1424, and 1425–1432, was a personal Sicilian vassal of Aragonese Infante John of Aragon, Viceroy of Sicily,1409–1416, Peter, infans of Aragón, Viceroy of Sicily, 1524–1525, and Infante Henry of Aragon.He was a close associate of Sicilian...
1423–1424 (1st term) - Peter, infans of AragónPeter, infans of AragónPeter, infans of Aragón, , Viceroy of Sicily, 1424–1425, Duke of Noto, was the sixth child of King Ferdinand I of Aragón, and Leonor Urraca de Castilla....
1424–1425 - Giovanni I Ventimiglia, count-marquis of GeraciGeraci SiculoGeraci Siculo is a comune in the Province of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 70 km southeast of Palermo...
1430 and 1438 - Niccolò SpecialeNiccolò SpecialeNiccolò Speziale di Noto, Viceroy of Sicily 1423 - 1424, and 1425–1432, was a personal Sicilian vassal of Aragonese Infante John of Aragon, Viceroy of Sicily,1409–1416, Peter, infans of Aragón, Viceroy of Sicily, 1524–1525, and Infante Henry of Aragon.He was a close associate of Sicilian...
1425–1432 (2nd term) - Pedro Felice 1432–1433
- direct rule of King Alfonso V 1433–1435
- Ruggero Paruta 1435–1439
- Bernardo de Requesens 1439–1440 (1st term)
- Gilabert de Centelles y de CabreraGilabert de Centelles y de CabreraGilabert de Centelles y de CabreraGilabert de Centelles y de CabreraGilabert de Centelles y de Cabrera(1400c., Viceroy of Sicily, son of Gilabert de Centelles y de Riusech, Baron of Nules and Elionor de Cabrera.....
1440–1441 - Raimundo PerellósRaimundo PerellósRaimundo Perellós, Viscount of Perellós, title of 1391, province of Zaragoza, Spain, was a nobleman of the Kingdom of Aragon, Viceroy of Sicily, 1441–1443, and probably, the son of another Raymond Perellós, a.k.a...
1441–1443 - Lope Ximénez de Urrea y de BardaixiLope Ximénez de Urrea y de BardaixiLope III Ximénez de Urrea y de Bardaixi, Viceroy of Sicily, fought during the Italian Wars and was involved in the Conquest of Naples, Italy.His first marriage was to Beatriz Ruiz de Liori. He later married Catalina de Centelles y de Cabrera...
1443–1459 (1st term) - Juan de Moncayo 1459–1463
- Bernardo de Requesens 1463–1465 (2nd term)
- Lope Ximénez de Urrea y de BardaixiLope Ximénez de Urrea y de BardaixiLope III Ximénez de Urrea y de Bardaixi, Viceroy of Sicily, fought during the Italian Wars and was involved in the Conquest of Naples, Italy.His first marriage was to Beatriz Ruiz de Liori. He later married Catalina de Centelles y de Cabrera...
1465–1475 (2nd term) - Guillermo Pujades 1475–1477
- Juan Ramón Folch de Cardona y Ximenez de ArenósJuan Ramón Folch de Cardona y Ximenez de ArenósJuan Ramón Folch de Cardona y Ximenez de Arenós, , 4th Count of Cardona, Viceroy of Sicily, 1477–1479 was the son of Juan Ramon Folch de Cardona y Aragón, , 3rd Count of Cardona, Admiral of Aragon since 22 May 1423 by Lieutenant of Aragon and Queen in charge of Aragonese–Catalan affairs on...
, Count of Pradés 1477–1479 - Gaspar de Espes 1479–1489
- Fernando de Acuña y de HerreraFernando de Acuña y de HerreraFernando de Acuña y de Herrera was Viceroy of Sicily for 1489–1495.-Family:Ferndando was one of six siblings, a son of an originally Portuguese family, whose grandfather, Lope Vázquez de Acuña I had settled in Spain for political trouble reasons...
1489–1495 - Juan de Lanuza y Garabito Juan de Lanuza y GarabitoJuan de Lanuza y Garabito, Viceroy of Sicily, 1495 – 1507, was the youngest of the 3 sons of Ferrer de Lanuza I, 1st Sieur of Azaila, Cosculluela, Escuer, Arguisal and Esun de Basa, who was towards 1412, Bayle General of Aragón, when there was a succession crisis in the Aragonese and who was...
1495–1507. Died in NaplesNaplesNaples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
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, 1507. - Ramón de CardonaRamón de Cardonathumb|250px|Tomb of Ramon de Cardona, by [[Giovanni da Nola]].Ramón Folc de Cardona y Anglesola was a Spanish general and politician, who served as the viceroy of Naples during the Italian Wars and commanded the Spanish forces in Italy during the War of the League of Cambrai...
, Count of Albento 1507–1509 - Hugo de MoncadaHugo of MoncadaHugo de Moncada a.k.a. Ugo de Moncada, , was a Spanish political and military leader of the late 15th and early 16th century. Originally he seems to have been some sort of Abbot of Santa Eufemia in Calabria, Italy,in the quality of Prior of the military Order of Saint John in Messina, Italy...
1509–1517
Spanish direct rule, 1516–1713
- Ettore Pignatelli e Caraffa, 1st Duke of MonteleoneEttore Pignatelli e Caraffa, 1st Duke of MonteleoneEttore Pignatelli e Caraffa, 1st Duke of Monteleone, Ettore Pignatelli e Caraffa, 1st Duke of Monteleone, Ettore Pignatelli e Caraffa, 1st Duke of Monteleone, (Naples, Italy (died Palermo, Sicily, 1535), also known as Héctor Pignatelli, 1st Count of Monteleone since 1505, afterwards 1st Duke of...
, Duke of Monteleone 1517–1534 - Simone Ventimiglia, Marquis of Geraci 1534–1535 Interim
- Ferrante GonzagaFerrante GonzagaFerrante I Gonzaga was an Italian condottiero, a member of the House of Gonzaga and the founder of the branch of the Gonzaga of Guastalla.-Biography:...
, Prince of MolfettaMolfettaMolfetta is a city and comune of the province of Bari in the southern Italian region of Apulia, on the Adriatic coast, at sea-level. It is 25 km WNW of Bari.It has a well restored old city, and its own dialect.- History :...
1535–1546 - Ambrogio Santapace, Marquis of Licodia 1546–1547 Interim
- Juan de VegaJuan de VegaJuan de Vega y Enríquez, 6th Señor del Grajal, Viceroy of Navarre , Viceroy and Captain General of Sicily , presidente del Consejo de Castilla, was an ambassador of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. He first served as ambassador of Charles V at Rome, where he met Ignatius of Loyola...
, Lord of Grajal 1547–1557 - Juan de la Cerda, 4th Duke of MedinaceliJuan de la Cerda, 4th Duke of MedinaceliJuan de la Cerda, 4th Duke of Medinaceli, , Grandee of Spain, was a Spanish nobleman.He was the son of Don Juan de la Cerda, 2nd Duke of Medinaceli, by second wife María de Silva...
1557–1564 - García Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of VillafrancaGarcía Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of VillafrancaGarcía Álvarez de Toledo y Osorio, 4th Marquis of Villafranca del Bierzo , was a Spanish military officer and politician.- Biography :...
1564–1566 - Carlo d'Aragona TagliaviaCarlo d'Aragona TagliaviaCarlo d'Aragona Tagliavia was an Italian nobleman, who was marquis of Avola since 1542, title of duke extended before, 1502.Born in Palermo, he was the son of Giovanni Tagliavia, count of Castelvetrano, and Antonia de Aragon, only daughter of Carlos de Aragon, marquis of Avola, and Duke of...
1566–1568 Interim (1st term) - Francesco Ferdinando II d'Avalos, 5th Marquis of Pescara, 1568–1571
- Giuseppe Francesco Landriano, Count of Landriano 1571 Interim
- Carlo d'Aragona TagliaviaCarlo d'Aragona TagliaviaCarlo d'Aragona Tagliavia was an Italian nobleman, who was marquis of Avola since 1542, title of duke extended before, 1502.Born in Palermo, he was the son of Giovanni Tagliavia, count of Castelvetrano, and Antonia de Aragon, only daughter of Carlos de Aragon, marquis of Avola, and Duke of...
, 1571–1577 Interim (2nd term) - Marcantonio ColonnaMarcantonio ColonnaMarcantonio II Colonna , Duke and Prince of Paliano, was an Italian general and admiral.-Biography:...
, Prince of Paliano 1577–1584 - Juan Alfonso Bisbal, Count of Briático 1584–1585 Interim
- Diego Enríquez de GuzmánDiego Enríquez de GuzmánDiego Enríquez de Guzmán, 5th count of Alba de Liste , Viceroy of Sicily , a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece since the year 1600, was the son of Enrique Enriquez, 4th count of Alba de Liste , and Maria Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel , one daughter of Garcia Alvarez de Toledo, 2nd duke of Alba...
, Count of Alba de Liste 1585–1592 - Enrique de Guzmán, 2nd Count of OlivaresEnrique de Guzmán, 2nd Count of OlivaresEnrique de Guzmán y Ribera, 2nd Count of Olivares was a Spanish nobleman and statesman.-Biography:...
1592–1595 - Giovanni III Ventimiglia, 8th Marquis of Geraci, and Prince of Castelbuono, 1595–1598 Interim (1st term)
- Bernardino de Cárdenas y Portugal, Duke of Maqueda 1598–1601
- Jorge de Cárdenas, Marquis of Elche 1601–1602 Interim
- Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, Duke of Feria 1602–1606
- Giovanni III Ventimiglia, 8th Marquis of Geraci and Prince of Castelbuono, 1606–1607 Interim (2nd term)
- Juan Fernandez Pacheco, 5th Duke of EscalonaJuan Fernandez Pacheco, 5th Duke of EscalonaDon Juan Fernández Pacheco, , 5th Duke of Escalona, 5th Marquis of Villena and 5th Count of Xiquena was a Spanish nobleman and, between 1607 and 1610, viceroy of Sicily....
1607–1610 - Giovanni DoriaGiovanni DoriaGiovanni Doria , called Giannettino, the son of Giovanni Andrea Doria, 6th Prince of Melfi, and Princess Zenobia Doria del Carretto, 5th Princess of Melfi, who studied philosophy and theology in Spain being promoted to the Cardinalate at the instance of King Felipe II of Spain...
, Cardinal 1610–1611 Interim (1st term) - Pedro Téllez-Girón, 3rd Duke of OsunaPedro Téllez-Girón, 3rd Duke of OsunaPedro Téllez-Girón, 3rd Duke of Osuna was a Spanish nobleman and politician. He was the 2nd Marquis of Peñafiel, 7th Count of Ureña, Spanish Viceroy of Sicily , Viceroy of Naples , a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece since 1608, Grandee of Spain, member of the Spanish Supreme...
1611–1616 - Francisco Ruiz de CastroFrancisco Ruiz de CastroFrancisco Ruiz de Castro y de Sandoval-Rojas , was a Spanish nobleman and politician the 8th count of Lemos.-Biography:Francisco Ruiz de Castro was born in Madrid. His father, Fernando Ruiz de Castro, was Viceroy of Naples from 1599 to 1601 and Francisco succeeded him in the same year...
1616–1622 - Emanuel Filibert of SavoyEmanuel Filibert of SavoyEmanuel Filibert of Savoy was the third son of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Viceroy of Sicily between 1622 and 1624.-Biography:...
1622–1624 - Giovanni DoriaGiovanni DoriaGiovanni Doria , called Giannettino, the son of Giovanni Andrea Doria, 6th Prince of Melfi, and Princess Zenobia Doria del Carretto, 5th Princess of Melfi, who studied philosophy and theology in Spain being promoted to the Cardinalate at the instance of King Felipe II of Spain...
, Cardinal 1624–1626 (2nd term) - Antonio Pimentel y Toledo, Marquis of Tavora 1626–1627
- Enrique Pimentel, Count of Villalba, 1627
- Francisco de la CuevaFrancisco de la CuevaFrancisco de la Cueva was a Spanish philologist, playwright, jurist and writer....
, Duke of Albuquerque 1627–1632 - Fernando Afán de Ribera y EnríquezFernando Afán de Ribera y EnríquezFernando Enriquez de Ribera y de Moura, 6th Marquis of Tarifa , no issue, dead before his father, was the son of Fernando Enriquez de Ribera y Girón, 3rd duke of Alcalá de los Gazules, 5th Marquis of Tarifa, Viceroy of Sicily, 1632–1635, and Portuguese-Spanish Lady Beatriz de Moura y Corte-Real ,...
, Duke of Alcalá 1632–1635 - Luis de Moncada, 7th Duke of Montalto, 1635–1639 Interim
- Francisco de MeloFrancisco de MeloDon Francisco de Melo was a Portuguese nobleman and general.-Biography:de Melo was born at Estremoz, in Portugal....
, Marquis of Villanueva, 1639–1641 - Juan Alfonso Enríquez de CabreraJuan Alfonso Enríquez de CabreraJuan Alfonso Enríquez de Cabrera y Colonna, , Viceroy of Sicily, 1641–1644, Viceroy of Naples, 6 May 1644 - 1646, Member of the Spanish Council of war, member of the Royal Council of Spain, was since the age of 3, when his father Luis III Enriquez de Cabrera died, hereditary 9th Admiral of...
1641–1644 - Pedro Fajardo Requesens y Zúñiga, Marquis of los Vélez 1644–1647
- Vicente de Guzmán, Marquis of Montealegre 1647 Interim
- Gian Giacomo Teodoro TrivulzioGian Giacomo Teodoro TrivulzioGian Giacomo Teodoro Trivulzio was an Italian Cardinal from Milan, who held several high functions in service of the Spanish Crown....
, Cardinal 1647–1649 - John of Austria the YoungerJohn of Austria the YoungerJohn of Austria was a Spanish general and political figure. He was the only natural son of Philip IV of Spain to be acknowledged by the King and trained for military command and political administration...
1649–1651 - Rodrigo de Sandoval y Mendoza, 7th Duke of Infantado 1651–1655
- Juan Téllez-Girón, 4th Duke of Osuna 1655–1656
- Martín de RedínMartin de RedinFra' Martin de Redin was a Spanish military and politician, and the 58th Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta.He became Grand Prior of the Order of Malta of Navarra in 1641, and Viceroy of Sicily in 1656....
1656–1657 - Pedro Rubeo 1657–1660 Interim
- Fernando de Ayala, Count of Ayala 1660–1663
- Francesco Caetani, 8th Duke of SermonetaFrancesco Caetani, 8th Duke of SermonetaFrancesco Caetani, 8th Duke of Sermoneta, was an Italian nobleman.Aged 15, he was led to Spain by his uncle, cardinal Antonio Caetani, where he remained as royal page until 1616...
, 1663–1667 - Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of AlburquerqueFrancisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of AlburquerqueFrancisco Fernández de la Cueva y Enriquez de Cabrera , 8th Duke of Alburquerque, Marquis of Cuéllar, Count of Ledesma and of Huelma was a Spanish military officer and viceroy of New Spain from August 15, 1653 to September 15, 1660...
1667–1670 - Claude Lamoral, Prince of Ligne 1670–1674
- Francisco Bazán de Benavides 1674 Interim
- Fadrique de Toledo y Osorio, Marquis of Villafranca del Bierzo 1674–1676
- Anielo de Guzmán, Marquis of Castel Rodrigo 1676 Interim
- Francisco de Gattinara, Marquis of San Martín 1676 Interim
- Luis Manuel Fernández de PortocarreroLuis Manuel Fernández de PortocarreroLuis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero y de Guzman , was a Spanish prelate, who was cardinal archbishop of Toledo...
, Cardinal 1677–1678 Interim - Vicente de Gonzaga y DoriaVicente de Gonzaga y DoriaVicente de Gonzaga y Doria, was Viceroy of Valencia, 1663, Viceroy of Catalonia, 1664–1667 and Viceroy of Sicily, 1678, second of the 11 sons/daughters of marquess Ferrante II Gonzaga, 1st Duke of Guastalla, , married in 1587 to Vittoria Doria, , daughter of Genoese Admiral of the Spanish Fleet...
1678 - Francisco de BenavidesFrancisco de BenavidesFrancisco IV de Benavides y Dávila, , Viceroy of Sicily, 1678–1687, Viceroy of Naples, 1687–1696, 9th Count of Santisteban del Puerto since March 1666, was the second son of Diego de Benavides, 8th Count of Santisteban, ....
, Count of Santisteban 1678–1687 - Juan Francisco Pacheco y Téllez-Girón, 4th Consort Duke of UcedaJuan Francisco Pacheco y Téllez-Girón, 4th Consort Duke of UcedaJuan Francisco Pacheco y Téllez-Girón, 4th Consort Duke of Uceda, , was a Spanish noble, viceroy of Sicily and Spanish Ambassador in Rome....
1687–1696 - Pedro Manuel Colón de PortugalPedro Manuel Colón de PortugalPedro Manuel Colón de Portugal, 7th Duke of Veragua, , , was a Spanish noble....
y de la Cueva, 1696 – 1701, 7th Duke of Veragua from 1673 to 1710 . - Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, 8th Marquis of Villena, Duke of Escalona 1701–1702
- Francesco Del GiudiceFrancesco del GiudiceFrancesco del Giudice was a Roman Catholic cardinal from 1690 to 1725 who also held a variety of other ecclesiastical and governmental offices.-Biography:...
, Cardinal 1702–1705 Interim - Isidoro de la Cueva y Benavides, Marquis of Bedmar 1705–1707
- Carlo Antonio SpinolaCarlo Antonio SpinolaCarlo Filippo Antonio Spinola y Colonna, 4th marquis of the Balbases, , Viceroy of Sicily, 1707–1713, during the European military conflict known as Spanish Succession War holding the kingdom of Sicily for pretender, after recognized as king of Spain, Philip V of Spain...
, 4th Marquis of the Balbases 1707–1713
At the end of the War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was fought among several European powers, including a divided Spain, over the possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under one Bourbon monarch. As France and Spain were among the most powerful states of Europe, such a unification would have...
, by the Treaty of Utrecht
Treaty of Utrecht
The Treaty of Utrecht, which established the Peace of Utrecht, comprises a series of individual peace treaties, rather than a single document, signed by the belligerents in the War of Spanish Succession, in the Dutch city of Utrecht in March and April 1713...
, Sicily was ceded to the Duke of Savoy
House of Savoy, 1713–1720
- Annibale Maffei, Count 1714–1718
- Giovan Francesco di Bette, Marquis of Lede 1718–1719
- Niccolò Pignatelli, Duke of Monteleone 1719–1720
The Spanish invaded the kingdom in 1718 during the War of the Quadruple Alliance
War of the Quadruple Alliance
The War of the Quadruple Alliance was a result of the ambitions of King Philip V of Spain, his wife, Elisabeth Farnese, and his chief minister Giulio Alberoni to retake territories in Italy and to claim the French throne. It saw the defeat of Spain by an alliance of Britain, France, Austria , and...
. The Duke of Savoy ceded it to Austria in 1720 by the Treaty of The Hague.
Austrian direct rule, 1720–1734
- Joaquín Fernández de PortocarreroJoaquín Fernández de PortocarreroJoaquín Fernández de Portocarrero y Mendoza, 4th Marquis of Almenara, 9th Count of Palma del Río was a Grandee of Spain who served Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor as Viceroy of Sicily and interim Viceroy of Naples, before entering the priesthood in his late forties and rising to the rank of...
, Marquis of AlmenaraAlmenaraAlmenara can refer to:* Almenara, Minas Gerais, a city in Brazil* Almenara de Adaja, a municipality in Valladolid province, Spain* Almenara de Tormes, a municipality in Salamanca province, Spain* Puebla de Almenara, a municipality in Cuenca province, Spain...
, 1722–1728 - Cristoforo Fernandez de Cordoba, Count of Sastago 1728–1734
Conquered by the Spanish during the War of the Polish Succession
War of the Polish Succession
The War of the Polish Succession was a major European war for princes' possessions sparked by a Polish civil war over the succession to Augustus II, King of Poland that other European powers widened in pursuit of their own national interests...
the kingdom was ceded together with Naples to a cadet son of the King of Spain.
Neapolitan direct rule, 1734–1816
- José Carrillo de Albornoz, 1st Duke of Montemar 1734–1737
- Bartolomeo Corsini, Prince of Gismano 1737–1747
- Jacques-Eustache de La Viefville, Duke of La Viefville 1747–1754
- Giovanni Fogliani d'Aragona, Marquis of Pellegrino 1755–1775
- Marcantonio ColonnaMarcantonio ColonnaMarcantonio II Colonna , Duke and Prince of Paliano, was an Italian general and admiral.-Biography:...
, Prince of Stigliano 1775–1781 - Domenico Caracciolo, Marquis of Villamarino 1781–1786
- Francesco d'Aquino, Prince of Caramanico 1786–1795
- Francisco Lopez y Rojo, Archbishop of Palermo 1795–1798
- Tommaso Ferrao, Prince of Liuzzi 1798–1802
- Cardinal Domenico Pignatelli di BelmonteDomenico Pignatelli di Belmonte.Domenico Pignatelli di Belmonte was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.HSH Prince Don Domenico Pignatelli di Belmonte was born on November 19, 1730 in Naples, Italy, the son of HSH Princess Donna Anna Francesca, Princess of Belmonte in her own right and 1st Princess of the Holy...
, Archbishop of Palermo 1802–1803 - Alessandro Filangieri, Prince of Cutò 1803–1806
- direct rule of King Ferdinand III 1806–1813
- Lieutenant-General: Francis, Duke of CalabriaFrancis I of the Two Sicilies-Biography:Francis was born in Naples, the son of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and his wife Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria. He was also the nephew of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI the last King and Queen of France before the first French Republic....
1813–1816 - Lieutenant-General: Niccolò Filangieri, Prince of Cutò 1816
In 1816 the Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Naples
The Kingdom of Naples, comprising the southern part of the Italian peninsula, was the remainder of the old Kingdom of Sicily after secession of the island of Sicily as a result of the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282. Known to contemporaries as the Kingdom of Sicily, it is dubbed Kingdom of...
and the Kingdom of Sicily were merged into the new Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, commonly known as the Two Sicilies even before formally coming into being, was the largest and wealthiest of the Italian states before Italian unification...
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