1836 - 1894
Francis II (Neapolitan and Italian: Francesco II, christened Francesco d'Assisi Maria Leopoldo; Sicilian: Francischieddu; 16 January 1836 – 27 December 1894) was King of the Two Sicilies from 1859 to 1861. He was the last King of the Two Sicilies, as successive invasions by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia ultimately brought an end to his rule, as part of Italian unification. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis II of the Two Sicilies has received more than 505,266 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Francis II of the Two Sicilies is the 1,942nd most popular politician (up from 2,280th in 2019), the 709th most popular biography from Italy (up from 825th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular Italian Politician.
Francis II of the Two Sicilies was most famous for being the last king of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. He was the son of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Maria Isabella of Spain.
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Among politicians, Francis II of the Two Sicilies ranks 1,942 out of 15,577. Before him are Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Frederick the Fair, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Viriathus, and Rastislav of Moravia. After him are Moshe Sharett, Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Michael VI Bringas, Sweyn II of Denmark, and Ferdinand I of Portugal.
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,936
1289 - 1330
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,937
1920 - 1975
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 1,938
1610 - 1670
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 1,939
180 BC - 139 BC
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 1,940
820 - 870
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 1,941
1836 - 1894
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 1,942
1894 - 1965
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 1,943
1847 - 1897
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 1,944
1946 - 2022
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 1,945
1000 - 1059
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 1,946
1020 - 1076
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 1,947
1345 - 1383
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 1,948
Among people born in 1836, Francis II of the Two Sicilies ranks 7. Before him are Ramakrishna, Wilhelm Steinitz, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Léo Delibes, Sophia of Nassau, and Lawrence Alma-Tadema. After him are Marie Henriette of Austria, Henri Fantin-Latour, Sakamoto Ryōma, Ferdinand Cheval, James Tissot, and Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer. Among people deceased in 1894, Francis II of the Two Sicilies ranks 11. Before him are Ferdinand de Lesseps, Adolphe Sax, Anton Rubinstein, Lajos Kossuth, Gustave Caillebotte, and Marie François Sadi Carnot. After him are Pafnuty Chebyshev, Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, Hans von Bülow, Leconte de Lisle, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, and Emmanuel Chabrier.
1836 - 1886
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 1
1836 - 1900
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 2
1836 - 1895
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 3
1836 - 1891
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 4
1836 - 1913
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 5
1836 - 1912
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 6
1836 - 1894
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 7
1836 - 1902
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 8
1836 - 1904
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 9
1836 - 1867
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 10
1836 - 1924
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 11
1836 - 1902
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 12
1836 - 1870
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 13
1805 - 1894
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 5
1814 - 1894
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 6
1829 - 1894
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 7
1802 - 1894
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 8
1848 - 1894
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 9
1837 - 1894
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 10
1836 - 1894
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 11
1821 - 1894
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 12
1838 - 1894
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 13
1830 - 1894
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 14
1818 - 1894
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 15
1838 - 1894
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 16
1841 - 1894
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 17
Among people born in Italy, Francis II of the Two Sicilies ranks 709 out of 4,668. Before him are Giorgio Morandi (1890), Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples (1937), Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (-300), Paolo Rossi (1956), Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1610), and Piero di Cosimo (1462). After him are Dino Buzzati (1906), Joachim of Fiore (1135), Athalaric (516), Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France (1248), Pope Eusebius (250), and Pope Vigilius (500).
1890 - 1964
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 703
1937 - 2024
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 704
300 BC - 203 BC
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 705
1956 - 2020
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 706
1610 - 1670
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 707
1462 - 1522
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 708
1836 - 1894
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 709
1906 - 1972
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 710
1135 - 1202
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 711
516 - 534
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 712
1248 - 1271
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 713
250 - 310
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 714
500 - 555
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 715
Among politicians born in Italy, Francis II of the Two Sicilies ranks 133. Before him are Andrew III of Hungary (1265), Quintus Sertorius (-126), Milo of Croton (-557), Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples (1937), Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (-300), and Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1610). After him are Athalaric (516), Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France (1248), Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759), Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat (1150), Constans (320), and Gaius Octavius (-100).
1265 - 1301
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 127
126 BC - 72 BC
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 128
557 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 129
1937 - 2024
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 130
300 BC - 203 BC
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 131
1610 - 1670
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 132
1836 - 1894
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 133
516 - 534
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 134
1248 - 1271
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 135
1759 - 1824
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 136
1150 - 1207
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 137
320 - 350
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 138
100 BC - 58 BC
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 139