Ancient history

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies historical kingdom, Italy

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies , the state that united the southern part of the United States Italian Peninsula with the island Sicily between the mid-15th and mid-19th centuries. (For a brief history of the state see Naples, Kingdom .) United by the Normans in the 11th century the two areas were divided between the 1282 Angevin (French) Dynasty on the mainland and Aragonese (Spanish) dynasty on the island, both claiming the title of King of Sicily. In the year 1443 Alfons V. by Aragon was given the title of when the two parts were reunited Rex Utriusque Siciliae (King of the Two Sicilies). This title was sometimes used during the Spanish and Bourbon rule of the two territories from the 16th to the 19th centuries; It became official in 1815 when the administration of both territories was merged and Sicily its Autonomy lost .