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The Kingdom was formed when the Kingdom of Sicily merged with the Kingdom of Naples. It lasted until 1861, when it became part of the Kingdom of Italy.
Establishment
December 1816: The Kingdom of Sicily was formed in 1816 when King Ferdinand IV of Naples merged the Kingdom of Sicily with the Kingdom of Naples, creating the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Ferdinand IV became King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies.
December 1816: The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was formed in 1816 when the Kingdom of Sicily merged with the Kingdom of Naples. This union was a result of the Congress of Vienna and was ruled by King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies.
Chronology
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Was a revolutionary wave in Europe that started in France. The revolutions were essentially democratic and liberal in nature, with the aim of removing the old monarchical structures and creating independent nation-states, as envisioned by romantic nationalism.
1.1.Sicilian revolution of 1848
Was an insurrection in Sicily against the House of Bourbon that led to the creation of an independent albeit short-lived Kingdom of Sicily.
1.1.1.Secession of Sicily (1848)
During the 1848 Revolutions, Sicily seceeded from the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. .
March 1848: The Kingdom of Sicily was a state established in Sicily from 25 March 1848 to 15 May 1849 after gaining independence from the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies during the revolution of January 1848.
1.1.2.Borbonic reconquest of Sicily
Was the Bourbonic reconquest of Sicily, that had seceeded after a revolt in 1848.
October 1848: Siege of Messina.
April 1849: After fierce fighting, Catania was occupied by the forces of King Ferdinand II.
April 1849: On the 9th of September 1849, Syracuse surrendered to the royalists forces.
May 1849: On April 26, a naval squad appeared before Palermo, with an injunction to surrender and, on May 5, the advance of the Neapolitans reached Bagheria.
May 1849: Filangieri took possession of Palermo. When Palermo fell, the whole island fell.
Was a series of conflicts that led to the unification of the Italian Peninsula into the Kingdom of Italy. It includes the three wars considered the three independency wars of Italy, in addition to a series of military operations like the Expedition of the Thousand and the Sardinian military campaign in Central Italy.
2.1.Expedition of the Thousand
Was a military operation by Giuseppe Garibaldi and his volunteers (the so-called "thousand") to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and annex it to the Kingdom of Italy.
2.1.1.Conquest of Sicily (Garibaldi)
Was the conquest of Sicily from the Bourbons by the Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi and his voluntary forces.
May 1860: Giuseppe Garibaldi lands in Marsala (Sicily).
May 1860: In 1860, at Rampingallo, the territory was taken over by Garibaldi's Volunteers. The expedition was organized into two battalions led by the Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi, who played a key role in the unification of Italy.
May 1860: In Salemi Giuseppe Garibaldi declared that he was assuming the dictatorship of Sicily.
May 1860: Battle of Calatafimi.
May 1860: In 1860, an insurrection took place in Palermo, Sicily. The territory was taken over by Garibaldi's Volunteers, led by Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi. This event was part of the larger movement to unify Italy and overthrow foreign rulers.
June 1860: On June 1, Nicola Fabrizi, coming from Malta, landed in Pozzallo, still under Bourbon control, with 20 volunteers from the Italian Legion.
June 1860: In 1860, during the Italian unification movement, Garibaldi's Volunteers arrived in Catania, Sicily. The volunteers, led by Giuseppe Garibaldi, brought supplies and support to the city, which had already revolted against Bourbon rule. The volunteers had traveled from Genoa, stopping in Malta before reaching Catania.
June 1860: In 1860, during the unification of Italy, General Giacomo Medici led Garibaldi's Volunteers in a successful expedition that landed in Castellammare del Golfo on June 18. The territory was then taken over by the volunteers as part of the movement to unify Italy under the Kingdom of Sardinia.
July 1860: The Bourbon troops were defeated in the battle of Milazzo.
July 1860: The Garibaldians led by Medici arrived in Messina.
July 1860: The fortresses of Syracuse and Augusta capitulated to the 2nd Brigade of Garibaldi's 1st Division.
2.1.2.Conquest of Naples
Was the conquest of the continental part of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (southern Italy) by Garibaldi and his army of volunteers.
August 1860: In 1860, Garibaldi's Volunteers landed in Melito, a town in southern Italy.
August 1860: Battle of Piazza Duomo.
September 1860: In 1860, the Italian revolutionary leader Giuseppe Garibaldi and his volunteer army entered the town of Rotonda in Basilicata. This marked a significant moment in the unification of Italy as Garibaldi's forces continued to fight for independence and the establishment of a unified Italian state.
September 1860: In 1860, the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi led his volunteers to conquer Naples as part of the unification of Italy. This event marked a significant step towards the establishment of a unified Italian state.
October 1860: Volturno conquered by Garibaldi's Volunteers.
October 1860: Battle of Pettorano.
2.1.2.1.Lucanian revolt
Was a revolt against the House of Bourbon in modern-day Basilicata that led to the conquest of the region by Giuseppe Garibaldi and his volunteers.
August 1860: Corleto Perticara began the revolt in Basilicata.
August 1860: In 1860, the Prodictatorial Government was established in Potenza by Giuseppe Garibaldi's Volunteers. Giuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian general and nationalist who played a key role in the unification of Italy. The Prodictatorial Government was a temporary government set up by Garibaldi during the Italian unification process.
2.2.Military Campaign of the Kingdom of Sardinia in Central Italy
Was a military campaign of the Kingdom of Sardinia in central Italy against the Papal States and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. It was part of a series of conflicts that resulted in the unification of the Italian Peninsula.
2.2.1.Invasion of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies
Was the invasion of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies by the Kingdom of Sardinia that happened at the same time of Garibaldi's expedition in southern Italy.
October 1860: Battle of Macerone.
November 1860: Battle of Mole.
February 1861: Siege of Gaeta (1860).
March 1861: Siege of Civitella del Tronto.
2.3.Proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy
Was the formal act that sanctioned the birth of the unified Kingdom of Italy. It happened with a normative act of the Kingdom of Sardinia - the law 17 March 1861, n. 4761 - with which Victor Emmanuel II of Savoy assumed for himself and for his successors the title of King of Italy.
March 1861: The annexation of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies completed the first phase of Italian unification, and the new Kingdom of Italy was proclaimed in 1861.
Disestablishment
February 1861: Siege of Gaeta (1860).
March 1861: The annexation of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies completed the first phase of Italian unification, and the new Kingdom of Italy was proclaimed in 1861.
March 1861: Siege of Civitella del Tronto.
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