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Alfonso II of Naples

1448 - 1495

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Alfonso II (4 November 1448 – 18 December 1495) was Duke of Calabria and ruled as King of Naples from 25 January 1494 to 23 January 1495. He was a soldier and a patron of Renaissance architecture and the arts. Heir to his father Ferdinand I's Kingdom of Naples, Alfonso held the dukedom of Calabria for most of his life. In the 1480s Alfonso commanded the Neapolitan forces in Tuscany in 1478–79. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfonso II of Naples is the 2,965th most popular politician (down from 2,631st in 2019), the 966th most popular biography from Italy (down from 898th in 2019) and the 210th most popular Italian Politician.

Alfonso II of Naples is most famous for being the king of Naples and Sicily from 1285 to 1337. He was the son of Charles I of Anjou, who was the son of King Louis IX of France. Alfonso II was crowned king of Naples in 1285 and he ruled for 44 years. He died in 1337 and his son, Robert, became the new king.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alfonso II of Naples ranks 2,965 out of 19,576. Before him are Ehud, King Wu of Zhou, Eiríkr Hákonarson, Henry of Bohemia, Ahmad Shah Qajar, and Thomas Palaiologos. After him are Theophano, Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia, Vladimir Ivashko, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Alcinous, and Anastasia Romanovna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1448, Alfonso II of Naples ranks 2. Before him is Domenico Ghirlandaio. After him are Philip, Elector Palatine, Nicholas I, Duke of Lorraine, Bartolomeo della Gatta, and Miguel Corte-Real. Among people deceased in 1495, Alfonso II of Naples ranks 5. Before him are John II of Portugal, Seongjong of Joseon, Jasper Tudor, and Sultan Cem. After him are Francis, Count of Vendôme, Magdalena of France, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, Dorothea of Brandenburg, Elizabeth Tudor, Cosimo Tura, and Vlad Călugărul.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Alfonso II of Naples ranks 966 out of 5,161. Before him are Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este (1787), Masolino da Panicale (1383), Bernardo Provenzano (1933), William I of Sicily (1126), Gemma Galgani (1878), and Frances of Rome (1384). After him are Giorgio Morandi (1890), Arrigo Boito (1842), Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (1587), Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara (1545), Edda Mussolini (1910), and Occhiali (1519).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Alfonso II of Naples ranks 210. Before him are Francesco Cossiga (1928), Fausta (289), Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1810), Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (-2), Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este (1787), and William I of Sicily (1126). After him are Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (1587), Edda Mussolini (1910), Occhiali (1519), Robert I, Duke of Parma (1848), Francesco II Sforza (1495), and Vonones I (-100).

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