The following is a list of rulers of the Kingdom of Naples, from its first separation from the Kingdom of Sicily to its merger with the same into the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
| Portrait | Name (Lifespan) |
Reign | Marriages | Notes |
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| House of Anjou (1266-1382) | ||||
| Charles I (1226-1285) |
1266 - 7 January 1285 |
Beatrice of Provence (31 January 1246) seven children Margaret of Burgundy (18 November 1268) one child |
son of Louis VIII of France. Won the crown of Sicily as a papal fief and by conquest from the Hohenstaufen dynasty |
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| Charles II (1254-1309) |
7 January 1285 - 5 May 1309 |
Maria of Hungary (1270) fourteen children |
Son of Charles I of Naples. | |
| Robert (1277-1343) |
5 May 1309 - 20 January 1343 |
Yolanda of Aragon two children Sancha of Majorca (July 1304) no children |
Son of Charles II. Inherited the crown in the absence of his nephew, Charles Martel, who was busy claiming Hungary. |
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| Joanna I (1328-1382) |
20 January 1343 - 12 May 1382 |
Andrew, Duke of Calabria (1334) one child Louis I of Naples (20 August 1346) two children James IV of Majorca (26 September 1363) no children Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (25 September 1376) no children |
Daughter of Charles, Duke of Calabria. Inherited the crown from her grandfather Robert. Dethroned by Pope Urban VI in 1381, conquered by her cousin, Charles, Duke of Durazzo, and eventually strangled in prison. |
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| Louis I (1320-1362) |
1352- 26 May 1362 |
Joanna I of Naples (1334) two children |
Husband of Joanna I and grandson of Charles II. Proclaimed king in right of his wife. |
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| House of Anjou-Durazzo (1382-1435) | ||||
| Charles III (1345-1386) |
12 May 1382 – 24 February 1386 |
Margaret of Durazzo (February 1369) 3 children |
Son of Louis of Durazzo, great-grandson of Charles II and adopted son of Joanna I. Conquered Joanna and eventually had her strangled in prison. His rule was contested by Louis I of Anjou. Inheriting the Hungary, he was eventually murdered at Visegrád. |
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| Ladislaus (1377-1414) |
24 February 1386 -1389 1399-6 August 1414 |
Constance of Clermont (1390) no children Marie of Lusignan (12 February 1403) no children Mary of Enghien (1406) no children |
Son of Charles III. He was driven from the kingdom by Louis II |
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| House of Valois-Anjou (1389-1399/1435-1442) | ||||
| The rule of the House of Durazzo was contested, as Joanna I had appointed Louis I, Duke of Anjou, as her heir. The Dukes of Anjou led several military expeditions into the kingdom and reached an agreement with the House of Durazzo in 1426, succeeding them in 1435. | ||||
| Louis II (1377-1417) |
1389 - 1399 |
Yolande of Aragon (1400) 5 children |
Son of Louis I. Continued his father's claim and drove Ladislaus from Naples in 1389. He was ousted again in 1399. |
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| House of Anjou-Durazzo (1266-1382) | ||||
| Joanna II (1373-1435) |
6 August 1414 - 2 February 1435 |
William, Duke of Austria no children James II, Count of La Marche (1415) no children |
Daughter of Charles III | |
| House of Valois-Anjou (1389-1399/1435-1442) | ||||
| René (1409-1480) |
2 February 1435 - 1442 | Isabelle of Lorraine (1420) 10 children Jeanne de Laval (10 September 1454) no children |
Son of Louis II. After his brother's death, he was recognised as heir by Joanna II and succeeded her upon her death. His rule was contested by Alfonso of Aragon, whom Joanna II had previously appointed her heir and who conquered the kingdom in 1442, forcing René to flee. Upon René's death, the claim to Naples was inherited by either his grandson, René II of Lorraine, or his nephew, Charles IV of Anjou, who died in 1481, leaving his claims to Louis XI of France. |
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| House of Trastámara (1442-1501) | ||||
| Alfonso I (1396-1458) |
2 June 1442 - 27 June 1458 |
Maria of Castile (1415) no children |
Son of Ferdinand I of Aragon. He was appointed heir by Joanna II in 1421, during her conflict with Louis III and persisted in his claim after falling out with Joanna in 1423. He invaded the kingdom in 1436 and forced René to flee in 1442. |
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| Ferdinand I (1423-1494) |
27 June 1458 - 25 January 1494 |
Isabella of Taranto (1444) six children Joanna of Aragon (14 September 1476) two children |
Illegitimate son of Alfonso I and iraldona Carlino. Appointed heir in his father's testament. Due to his illegitimate birth, his claim was controversial and contested by René's son John, Duke of Lorraine 1460-1464 and Charles VIII of France, who took up the Angevine claims, after 1493. |
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| Alfonso II (1448-1495) |
25 January 1494 - January 1495 |
Ippolita Maria Sforza (10 October 1465) three children Trogia Gazzela two children |
Son of Ferdinand I of Naples. Abdicated in face of the invasion of Charles VIII of France and retreated to a monastery, where he died in December 1495. |
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| Ferdinand II (1469-1496) |
January 1495 - 7 September 1496 |
Joanna of Naples (1496) no children |
Son of Alfonso II. His rule was contested by Charles VIII of France. |
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| Frederick (1452-1504) |
7 September 1496 - 1501 |
Anne of Savoy (11 September 1478) one child Isabella del Balzo (28 November 1486) five children |
Son of Ferdinand I. He was conquered by Louis XII of France and Ferdinand II of Aragon and died in exile at Tours. |
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| French rule (1501-1504) | ||||
| Louis III (1462-1515) |
1501-1504 | Joan, Duchess of Berry (8 September 1476) no children Anne of Brittany (8 January 1499) 4 children Mary Tudor (9 October 1514) no children |
Taking up the Angevine claim, he conquered the kingdom but had to relinquish it to his erstwhile ally Ferdinand of Aragon after the Battle of the Garigliano. His successors continued their claim until 1559. |
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| House of Trastamara (1504-1516) | ||||
| Ferdinand III (1452-1516) |
1504 - 23 January 1516 |
Isabella I of Castile (19 October 1469) five children Germaine of Foix (1505) no children |
Son of John II of Aragon. Conquered the kingdom after the Battle of the Garigliano. |
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| Joanna III (1479-1555) |
23 January 1516 - 12 April 1555 |
Philip of Austria (1496) six children |
Daughter of Ferdinand III. Incapacitated due to her mental instability, the rule was exercised by her son, Charles, and her grandson, Philip. |
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| House of Habsburg (1516-1647) | ||||
| Charles IV (1500-1558) |
23 January 1516 - 25 July 1554 |
Isabella of Portugal (10 March 1526) three children |
Son of Philip of Austria and Joanne III. also Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, he ruled the kingdom for his incapacitated mother. Relinquished the rule to his son, Philip in 1554. |
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| Philip I (1527-1598) |
25 July 1554 - 13 September 1598 |
Maria of Portugal (1543) one child Mary I of England (1554) no children Elisabeth of Valois (1559) two children Anna of Austria (4 May 1570) five children |
Son of Charles IV. | |
| Philip II (1578-1621) |
13 September 1598 - 31 March 1621 |
Margaret of Austria (18 April 1599) five children |
Son of Philip I | |
| Philip III (1605-1665) |
31 March 1621 - 1647 |
Elisabeth of Bourbon (1615) seven children Mariana of Austria (1649) five children |
Son of Philip II. Neapolitans rebelled against his viceroys, establishing the Neapolitan Republic. |
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| Neapolitan Republic (1647-1648) | ||||
| Henry II, Duke of Guise (1614–1664) |
22 October 1647 - 5 April 1648 |
no uncontroversial marriages | Taking up the Angevine claim, Henry was appointed Doge of the Neapolitan Republic. He was captured when Naples was reconquered by Philip's army. | |
| House of Habsburg (1647-1700) | ||||
| Philip III (1605-1665) |
1648 - 17 September 1665 |
Elisabeth of Bourbon (1615) seven children Mariana of Austria (1649) five children |
Son of Philip II. |
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| Charles V (1661-1700) |
17 September 1665 - 1 November 1700 |
Maria Luisa of Orléans (19 November 1679) no children Maria Anna of Neuburg (14 May 1690) no children |
Son of Philip III | |
| War of Spanish Succession (1701—1714) | ||||
| During the War of Spanish Succession, the Neapolitan crown was contested by Philip of Anjou, of the House of Bourbon, and Charles of Austria, of the House of Habsburg. The war was concluded with the Treaty of Rastatt, which gave Naples to Charles. | ||||
| House of Habsburg (1714-1734) | ||||
| Charles VI (1685-1740) |
7 March 1714 - 2 June 1734 |
Elisabeth Christine (1 August 1708) four children |
Son of Emperor Leopold I. Great-grandson of Philip II and Habsburg claimant to the Spanish crown, he won Naples in the War of Spanish Succession, but lost it to Spain in 1734 during the War of the Polish Succession. |
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| House of Bourbon (1734-1799) | ||||
| Charles VII (1716-1788) |
2 June 1734 - 6 October 1759 |
Maria Amalia of Saxony (1738) thirteen children |
Son of Philip V of Spain. His armies conquered Naples in 1734 during the War of the Polish Succession. In 1738, the Treaty of Vienna recognized Naples as an independent kingdom under a cadet branch of the Spanish Bourbons. |
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| Ferdinand IV (1751-1825) |
6 October 1759 - 23 January 1799 |
Marie Caroline of Austria (12 May 1768) seventeen children Lucia Migliaccio of Floridia (27 November 1814) no children |
Son of Charles VII. Fled in face of the French invasion, which installed the Parthenopaean Republic. |
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| Parthenopaean Republic (1799) | ||||
| Directory | 23 January 1799 – 13 June 1799 |
Installed by the French army but ended by a peasant counter-revolution. | ||
| House of Bourbon (1799-1806) | ||||
| Ferdinand IV (1751-1825) |
13 June 1799 - 30 March 1806 |
Marie Caroline of Austria (12 May 1768) seventeen children Lucia Migliaccio of Floridia (27 November 1814) no children |
Son of Charles VII. Restored after the demise of the Parthenopaean Republic. |
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| Napoleonic client state (1806-1815) | ||||
| Joseph I (1768-1844) |
30 March 1806 - 8 July 1808 |
Julie Clary (1 August 1794) three children |
Son of Carlo Buonaparte. Installed by his brother Napoleon Bonaparte as King of Naples, later replaced by his brother-in-law, Joachim Murat. |
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| Joachim I (1767-1815) |
1 August 1808 - 22 May 1815 |
Caroline Bonaparte (1 August 1794) three children |
Son of Pierre Murat-Jordy. Installed by his brother-in-law Napoleon Bonaparte as King of Naples. Deposed and executed at Pizzo, Calabria after the Hundred Days. |
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| House of Bourbon (1815-1816) | ||||
| Ferdinand IV (1751-1825) |
22 May 1815 - 8 December 1816 |
Marie Caroline of Austria (12 May 1768) seventeen children Lucia Migliaccio of Floridia (27 November 1814) no children |
Son of Charles VII. Restored to his kingdom after the end of Joachim Murat. Merged the two Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily into the new Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1816, taking the new title of Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies. |
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