Line of succession of The Bourbons of Naples and of the Two Sicilies

The dynasty of the Bourbons of Naples and the two Sicilies reigned over Southern Italy from 1734 to 1861.

In 1734 Charles of Bourbon (King of Naples and Sicily from 1734 to 1759), the son of Philip V of Spain and Elisabetta Farnese, conquered the Crowns of Naples and Sicily, effectively restoring a united and sovereign kingdom. After two centuries of political dependence, the “Realm” again became a free nation under the Bourbon dynasty of Naples and Sicily.

Successors of Charles of Bourbon were:

• Ferdinando IV (1759-1825), from 1814Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies;
• Francis I (1825-1830),
• Ferdinando II (1830-1859), Francesco II, who lost the Kingdom in 1860, conquered by Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoy.

With this conquest, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ceases to exist as a sovereign and independent kingdom.