Francis II of the Two Sicilies( 1836-1894). King of the Two Sicilies from 1859 to 1861. He was the last King of the Two Sicilies. The invasions by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia brought an end to his rule, as part of Italian unification. The king Francis II visits a battery of cannons in Gaeta. Engraving by Janet-Lange. L'Illustration, Journal Universel. París, 1860. Colored.

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