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Ferdinand II of Naples

1467 - 1496

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Ferdinand II (Italian: Ferdinando II, known also as Ferrante II and Ferrandino; 26 June 1467 – 7 September 1496) was King of Naples from 1495 to 1496. He was the son of Alfonso II of Naples and the grandson of Ferrante I of Naples. At the start of the Italian Wars in 1495, Alfonso abdicated in favor of his son, Ferdinand, when a French army led by Charles VIII threatened Naples. Unable to effectively defend the city, Ferdinand fled with a small retinue to the island of Ischia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinand II of Naples is the 3,683rd most popular politician (down from 3,598th in 2019), the 1,123rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,131st in 2019) and the 247th most popular Italian Politician.

Ferdinand II of Naples was most famous for being the son of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal. He was born in 1545 and died in 1609. He was King of Naples and Sicily from 1559 to 1595. He was also King of Spain from 1516 to 1556.

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Among politicians, Ferdinand II of Naples ranks 3,683 out of 19,576. Before him are Antiochus VI Dionysus, Aglaonice, Mircea I of Wallachia, Dong Biwu, Marcel Cerdan, and Zafarullah Khan Jamali. After him are Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Condoleezza Rice, Arsaces I of Parthia, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Zoltán of Hungary, and Drusus Julius Caesar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1467, Ferdinand II of Naples ranks 4. Before him are Pedro Álvares Cabral, Sigismund I the Old, and Francis Phoebus of Navarre. After him are Guillaume Budé, Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, Giovanni il Popolano, Hadım Suleiman Pasha, Şehzade Korkut, Andrea Sansovino, Charles II, Duke of Guelders, and Ramón de Cardona. Among people deceased in 1496, Ferdinand II of Naples ranks 2. Before him is Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile. After him are Sigismund, Archduke of Austria, Charles, Count of Angoulême, João Vaz Corte-Real, Charles II, Duke of Savoy, Qaitbay, Ercole de' Roberti, Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg, Piero del Pollaiolo, Gilbert, Count of Montpensier, and Henricus Martellus Germanus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Ferdinand II of Naples ranks 1,123 out of 5,161. Before him are Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (1484), Francesco Albani (1578), Beniamino Gigli (1890), Lucius Accius (-170), Elsa Martinelli (1935), and Melania the Younger (383). After him are Drusus Julius Caesar (-13), Maria Teresa of Savoy (1803), Constantina (325), Francesco Melzi (1491), Paolo Gentiloni (1954), and Gaius Asinius Pollio (-76).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Ferdinand II of Naples ranks 247. Before him are Pompeius Strabo (-135), Oscar Luigi Scalfaro (1918), Beatrice of Naples (1457), Enrico De Nicola (1877), Joannes (400), and Milonia Caesonia (7). After him are Drusus Julius Caesar (-13), Maria Teresa of Savoy (1803), Paolo Gentiloni (1954), Hiero I of Syracuse (-600), Frederick of Naples (1451), and Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma (1524).

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