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Francis II of the Two Sicilies

1836 - 1894

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Francis II (Neapolitan and Italian: Francesco II, Sicilian: Francischieddu; christened Francesco d'Assisi Maria Leopoldo; 16 January 1836 – 27 December 1894) was King of the Two Sicilies. He was the last King of the Two Sicilies as successive invasions by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia ultimately brought an end to his rule, as part of Italian unification. After he was deposed, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the Kingdom of Sardinia were merged into the newly formed Kingdom of Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis II of the Two Sicilies is the 1,162nd most popular politician (up from 1,997th in 2019), the 485th most popular biography from Italy (up from 721st in 2019) and the 74th most popular Italian Politician.

Francis II of the Two Sicilies was most famous for being the last king of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. He was the son of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Maria Isabella of Spain.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francis II of the Two Sicilies ranks 1,162 out of 19,576. Before him are Petro Poroshenko, Yeongjo of Joseon, Ahmad Shah Massoud, Abul Kalam Azad, Ptolemy VI Philometor, and Matilda of Boulogne. After him are Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, Cassander, Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat, Nikolai Yezhov, Eduard Bernstein, and Leo VI the Wise.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1836, Francis II of the Two Sicilies ranks 3. Before him are Ramakrishna, and Wilhelm Steinitz. After him are Léo Delibes, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Sakamoto Ryōma, Sophia of Nassau, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Henri Fantin-Latour, Ferdinand Cheval, Marie Henriette of Austria, and Jules Joseph Lefebvre. Among people deceased in 1894, Francis II of the Two Sicilies ranks 5. Before him are Heinrich Hertz, Alexander III of Russia, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Hermann von Helmholtz. After him are Lajos Kossuth, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Adolphe Sax, Anton Rubinstein, Gustave Caillebotte, and Hans von Bülow.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francis II of the Two Sicilies ranks 485 out of 5,161. Before him are Parmigianino (1503), Alessandro Cagliostro (1743), Pietro Mascagni (1863), Gaius Cassius Longinus (-87), Pope John XVIII (970), and Pope Zephyrinus (150). After him are Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (-300), Julia (-76), Amalasuntha (495), Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat (1150), Reinhold Messner (1944), and Maurizio Gucci (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Francis II of the Two Sicilies ranks 74. Before him are Maria Luisa of Spain (1745), Tiberius Gracchus (-163), Cato the Younger (-95), Roger II of Sicily (1095), Clara Petacci (1912), and Gaius Cassius Longinus (-87). After him are Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (-300), Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat (1150), Ancus Marcius (-675), Charles I of Hungary (1288), Pietro Badoglio (1871), and Piero di Cosimo de' Medici (1416).

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