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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 237,268 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Ferdinand II of Naples is the 3,244th most popular politician (up from 3,748th in 2019), the 1,052nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,186th in 2019) and the 227th 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 3,244 out of 15,577Before him are Arnold Rüütel, Eduard Limonov, John, Duke of Berry, Sancho III of Castile, Al-Nasir, and Lluís Companys. After him are Emperor Ai of Tang, Tukulti-Ninurta I, Otto I, Duke of Bavaria, Moinuddin Chishti, Louis-Jules Trochu, and Jean de Dunois.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1467, Ferdinand II of Naples ranks 5Before him are Pedro Álvares Cabral, Sigismund I the Old, Francis Phoebus of Navarre, and Hadım Suleiman Pasha. After him are Giovanni il Popolano, Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, 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 3Before 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, and Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Ferdinand II of Naples ranks 1,052 out of 4,668Before him are Frank Costello (1891), Angela of Foligno (1248), Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons (1638), Publius Cornelius Dolabella (-70), Charles Felix of Sardinia (1765), and Sergio Corbucci (1926). After him are Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (1726), Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1508), Quintus Tullius Cicero (-102), Saint Susanna (280), Alessandro Del Piero (1974), and Pier Angeli (1932).

Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Ferdinand II of Naples ranks 227Before him are Lars Porsena (-600), Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1634), Nicola Amati (1596), Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons (1638), Publius Cornelius Dolabella (-70), and Charles Felix of Sardinia (1765). After him are Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (1726), Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1508), Tigellinus (10), Giacomo Matteotti (1885), Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal (1589), and Verres (-120).