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Ferdinand II or Ferrante II of Naples (26 August 1469 - 7 September 1496), sometimes known as Ferrandino, was King of Naples
List of monarchs of Naples and Sicily

The following is a list of monarchs of Sicily....
 from 1495 to 1496. He was the grandson of Ferdinand I
Ferdinand I of Naples

Ferdinand I , also called Don Ferrante, was the Monarchs of Naples and Sicily from 1458 to 1494. He was the natural son of Alfonso V of Aragon by Giraldona Carlino....
, and son of Alphonso II and heir of the Brienne claim to kingdom of Jerusalem.

Alphonso, finding his tenure of the throne uncertain on account of the approaching invasion of Charles VIII of France
Charles VIII of France

Charles VIII, called the Affable, , was List of French monarchs from 1483 to his death. Charles was a member of the House of Valois. His invasion of Italy initiated the long series of Italian Wars which characterized the first half of the 16th century....
 and the general dissatisfaction of his subjects, abdicated in his son's favour in January 1495. The 24 year old new king tried to resist, but the French troops had already occupied much of the northern territories of the Kingdom.






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Ferdinand II or Ferrante II of Naples (26 August 1469 - 7 September 1496), sometimes known as Ferrandino, was King of Naples
List of monarchs of Naples and Sicily

The following is a list of monarchs of Sicily....
 from 1495 to 1496. He was the grandson of Ferdinand I
Ferdinand I of Naples

Ferdinand I , also called Don Ferrante, was the Monarchs of Naples and Sicily from 1458 to 1494. He was the natural son of Alfonso V of Aragon by Giraldona Carlino....
, and son of Alphonso II and heir of the Brienne claim to kingdom of Jerusalem.

Alphonso, finding his tenure of the throne uncertain on account of the approaching invasion of Charles VIII of France
Charles VIII of France

Charles VIII, called the Affable, , was List of French monarchs from 1483 to his death. Charles was a member of the House of Valois. His invasion of Italy initiated the long series of Italian Wars which characterized the first half of the 16th century....
 and the general dissatisfaction of his subjects, abdicated in his son's favour in January 1495.
Ferrandino Naples
The 24 year old new king tried to resist, but the French troops had already occupied much of the northern territories of the Kingdom. The Neapolitan troops on the Liri
Liri

The Liri is one of the principal rivers of central Italy, flowing into the Tyrrhenian Sea a little below Minturno under the name Garigliano.The Liri's source is in the Monte Camiciola in the Monti Simbruini of central Apennine Mountains : in the nearby is the Lake Fucino, of which it has been sometimes, but erroneously, regarded as a subt...
 and Garigliano rivers were obliged to retreat when the fortesses of Capua
Capua

Capua is a city in the province of Caserta, Campania, southern Italy, situated 25 km north of Naples, on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain....
 and Gaeta
Gaeta

Gaeta is a city and comune in the province of Latina, in Lazio, central Italy. Set on a promontory stretching towards the Gulf of Gaeta, it is 120 km from Rome and 80 km from Naples....
 fell. The treason of a party in Naples rendered it impossible to defend the city against the approach of Charles VIII, who entered Naples on 20 February 1495. In the capital, only Castel dell'Ovo
Castel dell'Ovo

Castel dell'Ovo is a castle in the Italian city of Naples. The edifice is located on a small island, the Megarides, where colonists from Cumae founded the original nucleus of the city in the 6th century BCE....
 resisted, defended by Alfonso d'Avalos
Alfonso d'Avalos

Alfonso d'Avalos d'Aquino, Marchese di Pescara e del Vasto was an Italy condottiero.He was born in Ischia.Having fought at the Battle of Pavia, he later commanded the Holy Roman Empire army in Italy during the Italian War of 1542 and was defeated by the France at the Battle of Ceresole....
.

Ferdinand fled to the castle at Ischia
Ischia

Ischia is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples. The roughly trapezoidal island lies c. 30 km from Naples and measures around 10 km east to west and 7 km north to south with a 34 km coastline and a surface area of 46.3 km?....
 with an escort of 14 galleys, together with the royal family, the general Innico d'Avalos and the poet Jacopo Sannazaro
Jacopo Sannazaro

Jacopo Sannazaro or Sannazzaro was an Italy poet, Renaissance humanism and epigrammist from Naples.He wrote easily in Latin language, in Italian and in Neapolitan language, but is best remembered for his humanist classic Arcadia, a masterwork that illustrated the possibilities of poetical prose in Italian, and instituted the th...
. The commander of the islands fortress had already an agreement with the French, and opposed to the King's entrance: when the two met, Ferdinand killed him personally and had his body thrown in the sea. Later Ferdinand moved to Messina, where he joined his cousin Ferdinand II
Ferdinand II of Aragon

Ferdinand the Catholic was king of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia , Sardinia and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, de jure uxoris King of Crown of Castile and then Regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of his mentally unstable daughter Joanna the Mad....
, king of Sicily and Spain.

In the meantime, Alexander VI formed a coalition against Charles, made up of Emperor Maximilian
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Maximilian I of Habsburg was Holy Roman Empire from 1508 until his death, but had ruled jointly with his father for the last ten years of his reign, from circa 1483....
, Venice
Republic of Venice

The Most Serene Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice . It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century AD until the year 1797....
, Milan and Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. When the French king left Naples with most of his army, Ferdinand disembarked at Seminara
Seminara

Seminara is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italy region Calabria, located about 90 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 30 km northeast of Reggio Calabria....
 in Calabria
Calabria

Calabria , is a Regions of Italy in Southern Italy Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian peninsula. It is bounded to the north by the region of Basilicata, to the south-west by the region of Sicily, to the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea, and to the east by the Ionian Sea....
, forcing his way up to Naples. Blocked by French garrisons at Palmi
Palmi

Palmi is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italy region Calabria, located about 90 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 35 km northeast of Reggio Calabria....
, he decided to return at Naples by sea, and was again at Ischia (which had victoriously pushed back the French attacks) on 7 July 1496. The same day he was again in Naples: the citizens, irritated by the terrible conduct of their conquerors during the occupation of the city, received him back with enthusiasm.

With the aid of the great Spanish general Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba

Gonzalo Fern?ndez de C?rdoba, Duke of Terranova and Santangelo, also known simply as Gonzalo de C?rdoba , was a Spain general who made Spain the preeminent world military power for almost a century and half....
, he was able completely to rid his state of its invaders shortly before his death, which occurred in 1496, a little over a year after his accession.

He married his half-aunt Giovanna of Naples
Giovanna of Naples

Giovanna of Naples was the Queen consort of Ferdinand II of Naples....
 in 1496, shortly before his death (she was the daughter of his grandfather Ferdinand
Ferdinand I of Naples

Ferdinand I , also called Don Ferrante, was the Monarchs of Naples and Sicily from 1458 to 1494. He was the natural son of Alfonso V of Aragon by Giraldona Carlino....
 and his second wife, Joanna of Aragon
Joanna of Aragon

Joanna of Aragon was an infanta of the Kingdom of Aragon and second Queen consort of Ferdinand I of Naples....
; Giovanna, born in 1478, a late child of a second marriage, was actually younger than Ferdinand). He thus had no heirs, and was therefore succeeded by his uncle Frederick
Frederick IV of Naples

Frederick IV , sometimes known as Frederick I or Federico d'Aragona, was the last List of monarchs of Naples and Sicily of the House of Trast?mara, ruling from 1496 to 1501....
.

His successor in the Kingdom of Naples was his uncle (his grandfather's and Isabella di Chiaramonte's second son) Frederick of Calabria, who became king Frederick IV of Naples
Frederick IV of Naples

Frederick IV , sometimes known as Frederick I or Federico d'Aragona, was the last List of monarchs of Naples and Sicily of the House of Trast?mara, ruling from 1496 to 1501....
.

See also

  • Italian Wars
    Italian Wars

    The Italian Wars, often referred to as the Great Italian Wars or the Great Wars of Italy in historical works, were a series of conflicts from 1494 to 1559 that involved, at various times, most of the Italian city-states, the Papal States, all the major states of western Europe as well as the Ottoman Empire....
  • History of Naples
    History of Naples

    Greek birth, Roman acquisitionHistorians state that the area was likely once inhabited by Ancient peoples of Italy, it is certainly known that people from Euboea, Greece colonised Ischia, probably in the eighth century BC, and from there nearby Cumae, the earliest Greek site on the mainland....
  • List of monarchs of Naples and Sicily
    List of monarchs of Naples and Sicily

    The following is a list of monarchs of Sicily....

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