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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferdinand II of Naples has received more than 253,015 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Ferdinand II of Naples is the 3,598th most popular politician (down from 3,235th in 2019), the 1,131st most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,049th in 2019) and the 241st 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

Among politicians, Ferdinand II of Naples ranks 3,598 out of 19,576. Before him are Lugal-zage-si, Wamba, Haitham bin Tariq, Emperor Ningzong, Adad-nirari II, and Wang Yi. After him are Jahan Shah, Liutprand of Cremona, Grigory Orlov, Sobhuza II, Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf, and Mohammad Najibullah.

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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 Hadım Suleiman Pasha, Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, Giovanni il Popolano, Guillaume Budé, Şehzade Korkut, Andrea Sansovino, Charles II, Duke of Guelders, and Ramón de Cardona. Among people deceased in 1496, Ferdinand II of Naples ranks 3. Before him are Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile, and Charles, Count of Angoulême. After him are Sigismund, Archduke of Austria, João Vaz Corte-Real, Charles II, Duke of Savoy, Piero del Pollaiolo, Qaitbay, Ercole de' Roberti, Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg, Gilbert, Count of Montpensier, and Henricus Martellus Germanus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Ferdinand II of Naples ranks 1,131 out of 5,161. Before him are Archduke John of Austria (1782), Verres (-120), Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (1869), Bernardino of Siena (1380), Tatiana of Rome (200), and Francesco Durante (1684). After him are Liutprand of Cremona (922), Taddeo Gaddi (1290), Romano Guardini (1885), Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1843), Giovanni Battista Riccioli (1598), and Lorenzo Monaco (1370).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Ferdinand II of Naples ranks 241. Before him are Francesco Morosini (1619), Princess Mafalda of Savoy (1902), Joannes (400), Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma (1503), Tigellinus (10), and Verres (-120). After him are Liutprand of Cremona (922), Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1843), Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (1417), William III of Sicily (1185), Ivanoe Bonomi (1873), and Constantius Gallus (325).

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