This article is about the 15th-century King of Naples. For the 19th-century King who ruled from Naples with the same name, see Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies.
King of Naples
Ferdinand II
Medal of Ferdinand as Duke of Calabria by Adriano Fiorentino
King of Naples
Reign
23 January 1495 – 7 September 1496
Predecessor
Alfonso II
Successor
Frederick
Born
26 June 1467 Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Died
7 September 1496(1496-09-07) (aged 29) Somma Vesuviana, Kingdom of Naples
Burial
San Domenico Maggiore
Spouse
Joanna of Naples
House
House of Trastámara
Father
Alfonso II of Naples
Mother
Ippolita Maria Sforza
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. Unable to effectively defend the city, Ferdinand fled with a small retinue to the island of Ischia. Charles quickly occupied the city, then split his army, leaving half of it to garrison Naples, and taking the other half to return home.
By May 1495, with fresh troops and the support of Aragon allies, Ferdinand returned to the peninsula and with the assistance of the Spanish general Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, expelled French soldiers from the entire kingdom. He died soon thereafter on 7 September 1496 and was succeeded by his uncle, Frederick.
and 24 Related for: Ferdinand II of Naples information
Charles VIII of France to abdicate; he was succeeded by his son FerdinandIIofNaples. Alfonso went into an Olivetan monastery at Mazara del Vallo, on...
Ferdinand I (2 June 1424 – 25 January 1494), also known as Ferrante, was king ofNaples from 1458 to 1494. The only son, albeit illegitimate, of Alfonso...
Ferdinand III ofNaples 1504–1516 FerdinandIIofNaples (1469–1496), also known as Ferrandino, king from 1495 FerdinandII, Archduke of Austria (1529–1595)...
of France invaded Italy and expelled Alfonso II, who was Ferdinand's first cousin once removed and step nephew, from the throne ofNaples. Ferdinand allied...
an Aragonese victory that left FerdinandII in full control of the kingdom by 1504. The Spanish held control ofNaples throughout the 17th century where...
King in 1495 Ferdinand III ofNaples – see FerdinandIIof Aragon Ferdinand IV ofNaples – see Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies Ferdinand I of Sicily – see...
since 1759, King of Naples as Ferdinand IV and King of Sicily as Ferdinand III. He was deposed twice from the throne ofNaples: once by the revolutionary...
Croatia Ferdinand I of Austria (1793–1875), also Ferdinand V of Bohemia, Hungary and Croatia Ferdinand I ofNaples (1423–1494) FerdinandIIofNaples (1495–1496)...
Joanna II (25 June 1371 – 2 February 1435) was reigning Queen ofNaples from 1414 to her death, when the Capetian House of Anjou became extinct. As a...
the throne of the Kingdom ofNaples with Louis III of Anjou, Joanna IIofNaples and their supporters, but ultimately failed and lost Naples in 1424. He...
to the throne of the Kingdom ofNaples upon the death ofFerdinand I ofNaples. Ferdinand's successor was his son Alfonso IIofNaples, who soon abdicated—in...
Queen of Hungary and of Bohemia by marriage to Matthias Corvinus and Vladislaus II. She was the daughter ofFerdinand I ofNaples and Isabella of Clermont...
Kingdom of Italy. The only son and heir of King FerdinandIIof the Two Sicilies by his first wife, Maria Christina of Savoy, Francis II was the last of the...
Ferdinand V is the name of: FerdinandIIof Aragon, Ferdinand V of Castile, the Catholic king of Castile, Aragon and NaplesFerdinand I of Austria, Ferdinand...
Charles II, also known as Charles the Lame (French: Charles le Boiteux; Italian: Carlo lo Zoppo; 1254 – 5 May 1309), was King ofNaples, Count of Provence...
French viceroy ofNaples, the Comte de Montpensier. FerdinandIIofNaples is restored to his throne. August 5 – Bartholomew Columbus, brother of Christopher...
Maria Antonia ofNaples and Sicily (14 December 1784 – 21 May 1806) was the youngest surviving daughter ofFerdinand, King ofNaples and Sicily, and Maria...
FerdinandII (Italian: Ferdinando Carlo Maria; Sicilian: Ferdinannu Carlu Maria; Neapolitan: Ferdinando Carlo Maria; 12 January 1810 – 22 May 1859) was...
Global Information