Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies was the first King of the united Kingdom of the Two Siclies.Roland Sarti, Italy: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present (New York, NY: Facts On File, 2004), p. 276 The Kingdom was created on 12 December 1816 having united the separate crown of Naples and Sicily. He was a member of the House of Bourbon. Before that he had been, since 1759, Ferdinando IV of the Kingdom of Naples and Ferdinando III of the Kingdom of Sicily. He was deposed twice from the throne of Naples.Barry Jones, Dictionary of World Biography (Acton: A.C.T. ANU E Press, 2013), p. 285 The first time by the French revolutionary armies in 1799 and again by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1806.

Titles and styles
12 January 1751 – 10 August 1759 His Royal Highness Prince Ferdinando of Naples and Sicily, Infante of Spain
10 August 1759 – 12 December 1816 His Majesty The King of Naples and Sicily
23 January 1799 – 13 June 1799 Titular King of Naples
30 March 1806 – 22 May 1815 Titular King of Naples
12 December 1816 – 4 January 1825 His Majesty The King of the Two Sicilies

 Family 
In 1768 he married Maria Carolina of Austria.Justin C. Vovk, In Destiny's Hands: Five Tragic Rulers, Children of Maria Theresa (Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, Inc., 2010), pp. xix–xx They had the following children:
 Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (1772–1807). She married Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor.Guida Myrl Jackson-Laufer, Women Rulers Throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1999), p. 261
 Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily (1773–1802).
 Carlo, Duke of Calabria (1775–1778).
 Maria Anna of Naples and Sicily ("Mariana", 1775–1780).
 Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777–1830), King of the Two Sicilies.
 Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily ("Mimi", 1779–1849), later Queen of Sardinia.
 Prince Gennaro of Naples and Sicily, ("Carlo", 1780–1789).
 Prince Giuseppe of Naples and Sicily (1781–1783).
 Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily ("Amélie", 1782–1866), Queen of the French.
 Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily ("Toto", 1784–1806). 
 Maria Clotilde of Naples and Sicily ("Clotilda", (1786–1792).
 Maria Henrietta of Naples and Sicily ("Enrichetta", 1787–1792).
 Gennaro (1788–1789).
 Leopold, Prince of Salerno ("Leopoldo", 1790–1851).
 Prince Alberto of Naples and Sicily ("Alberto", 1792–1798).
 Maria Isabelle of Naples and Sicily ("Isabella", 1793–1801). 

 References 

Category:1751 births
Category:1825 deaths
Category:Bourbons of Naples and Sicily