The last King of Sicily.,
The last King of Sicily (more accurately, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies) was Francis II (Francesco II), who ruled the Bourbon kingdom from 1859 until its fall to Giuseppe Garibaldi and the Risorgimento forces in 1860-1861, leading to its incorporation into the unified Kingdom of Italy.
Key Details:
Name: Francis II of the Two Sicilies (Francesco d'Assisi Maria Leopoldo).
Reign: 1859–1860 (deposed 1860, final resistance ended 1861).
Dynasty: Bourbon.
End of Reign: He was overthrown during the unification of Italy (Risorgimento) when Garibaldi's Redshirts invaded Sicily, and the kingdom was absorbed into the new Kingdom of Italy.
Legacy: He was the final monarch of the independent Bourbon kingdom, marking the end of centuries of rule in Southern Italy.
Key Details:
Name: Francis II of the Two Sicilies (Francesco d'Assisi Maria Leopoldo).
Reign: 1859–1860 (deposed 1860, final resistance ended 1861).
Dynasty: Bourbon.
End of Reign: He was overthrown during the unification of Italy (Risorgimento) when Garibaldi's Redshirts invaded Sicily, and the kingdom was absorbed into the new Kingdom of Italy.
Legacy: He was the final monarch of the independent Bourbon kingdom, marking the end of centuries of rule in Southern Italy.
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