The eighteenth century 'Kingdom Of Two Sicilies' consisted of Sicily and which other kingdom?
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (, , , ) was the largest of the states of Italy before the Italian unification. It was formed as a union of the Kingdom of Sicily and the Kingdom of Naples, which collectively had long been called the "Two Sicilies" ("Utraque Sicilia", literally "both Sicilies"). The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies lasted from 1815 until 1860, when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Sardinia to form the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. The capitals of the Two Sicilies were in Naples and in Palermo. The kingdom extended
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies over the Mezzogiorno (the southern part of mainland Italy) and the island of Sicily. Jordan Lancaster notes that the integration of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies into the Kingdom of Italy changed the status of Naples forever: "Abject poverty meant that, throughout Naples and Southern Italy, thousands decided to leave in search of a better future." Many went to the new world. The kingdom was heavily agricultural, like the other Italian states; the church owned 50–65% of the land by 1750. The name "Two Sicilies" originated from the partition of the medieval Kingdom of Sicily. Until 1285, the island