Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was a state in Italy (Europe) that lasted from 1816 to 1861 CE, about 45 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

The Bourbon union of Naples and Sicily, the largest Italian state. Garibaldi's Thousand conquered it in 1860.

See Kingdom of the Two Sicilies on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1816 to 1861 CE

Duration

45 years

Type

State

Region

Italy, Europe

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Naples

Came from

• Kingdom of Naples 1282 to 1816 CE
• Kingdom of Sicily (island) 1282 to 1816 CE

Became

• Kingdom of Italy 1861 to 1946 CE

Neighbours in Europe

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Portugal 1139 to 1910 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of Naples 1282 to 1816 CE
• Kingdom of Sweden 1721 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Prussia 1701 to 1918 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE, South America
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia

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