Edict of Bayonne
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joachim I 1808–1815 |
25 March 1767 La Bastide-Fortunière son of Pierre Murat-Jordy and Jeanne Loubières |
Caroline Bonaparte 1 August 1794 3 children |
13 October 1815 Pizzo aged 48 |
Joachim Murat was the first king to rule a kingdom which was called "Two Sicilies" by the Edict of Bayonne, in 1808, though he controlled the mainland, he never physically controlled the island of Sicily, to which his Bourbon rival had fled from Naples. After the Congress of Vienna, the title king of Two Sicilies was adopted by Ferdinand IV of Naples, in 1816. Under Ferdinand the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Sicily were unified, he had previously been king of both Naples and Sicily.
Read more about this topic: List Of Monarchs Of The Two Sicilies
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