Which Italian patriot put down the Two Sicilies rebellion in the south of the country prior to the unification of Italy in 1861?
Francis II of the Two Sicilies Francis II of the Two Sicilies Francis II (, christened "Francesco d'Assisi Maria Leopoldo"; 16 January 1836 – 27 December 1894) was King of the Two Sicilies from 1859 to 1861. He was the last King of the Two Sicilies, as successive invasions by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia ultimately brought an end to his rule, as part of Italian unification. After he was deposed, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the Kingdom of Sardinia were merged into the newly formed Kingdom of Italy. The only son and heir of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
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