His territories were later to be known as the Crown of Aragon, which conquered many overseas possessions and ruled the western Mediterranean Sea with outlying territories in Naples and Sicily and as far as Athens in the 13th century.

While his condottieri took over the siege of Piombino ( which ended in 1502 ), Cesare commanded the French troops in the sieges of Naples and Capua, defended by Prospero and Fabrizio Colonna.

He spent his childhood in Tricarico ( in the modern Basilicata ), the marquisate of which he was granted in 1412 by King Ladislaus of Naples.

Some older composers in Naples, notably Zingarelli and Paisiello, were inclined to intrigue against the success of the youthful composer, but all hostility was rendered futile by the enthusiasm that greeted the court performance of his Elisabetta, regina d ' Inghilterra, in which Isabella Colbran, who subsequently became the composer's wife, took a leading part.

Conradin's campaign to retake control ended with his defeat in 1268 at the Battle of Tagliacozzo after which he was handed over to Charles, who had him publicly executed at Naples.

Benevento meanwhile grew to its greatest extent yet when it imposed a tribute on the Duchy of Naples, which was tenuously loyal to Byzantium and even conquered the Neapolitan city of Amalfi in 838.

Modern mandolins — which originated in Naples, Italy in the late 18th century — commonly have four double courses ( four pairs ) of metal strings, which are plucked with a plectrum.

Bocconcini of water buffalo ’ s milk are still produced in the provinces of Naples, Caserta and Salerno, as bocconcini alla panna di bufala, in a process which involves mixing freshly made Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP with fresh cream.

Just as intermedi had once been performed in-between the acts of stage plays, operas in the new comic genre of " intermezzi ", which developed largely in Naples in the 1710s and ' 20s, were initially staged during the intermissions of opera seria.

The conflict continued until the Peace of Caltabellotta in 1302, which saw Pedro's son Frederick III recognized as king of the Sicily, while Charles II was recognized as the King of Naples.

He also had a role in the Hungarian invasion of the Kingdom of Naples, namely a papal fief ; the contest between Louis I of Hungary and Joan I of Naples, accused to have ordered the assassination of the former's brother, was ended in 1352 by a trial held in Avignon, by which she was acquitted from any charge.

Urban contrived to take advantage of the anarchy which had ensued ( as well as of the presence of the feeble Maria as Queen of Sicily ) to seize Naples for his nephew Francesco Moricotti Prignani.

Innocent could therefore live a period in which he was the effective sovereign of most of the peninsula, and on 27 October 1254 he celebrated the feat by entering the city of Naples.

For his services the king extorted various concessions from Innocent VII, among them the promise that he would not reach any accommodation with the rival Pope in Avignon that would compromise Ladislas ' claims to Naples, which had been challenged until very recently by Louis II of Anjou.

Pignatelli was born on 13 March 1615 in Spinazzola ( current Puglia ) to one of the most aristocratic families of the Kingdom of Naples, which included many Viceroys, and ministers of the crown.

He never kept his gambling a secret from anyone ; in fact, he projected it on characters in his own movies, like Count Max ( which he acted in but did not direct ) and The Gold of Naples.

It concluded the ( also secret ) Treaty of the Escorial with Spain, which included promises of French assistance in the Spanish conquest of Naples and Sicily.

Charles of Parma gave up Parma, which came under direct Austrian rule, but he was richly compensated by being confirmed instead as king of Naples and Sicily.

* May 3, 1815 – Battle of Tolentino: Austria defeats the Kingdom of Naples, which quickly ends the Neapolitan War.

* May 3 – Battle of Tolentino: Austria defeats the Kingdom of Naples, which quickly ends the Neapolitan War.

When the war was over, Romeo invested his war profits in acquiring locomotive and railways carriage plants in Saronno ( Costruzioni Meccaniche di Saronno ), Rome ( Officine Meccaniche di Roma ) and Naples ( Officine Ferroviarie Meridionali ), which were added to his A. L. F. A.

When Mercadante returned to Italy after living in Spain and Portugal, Donizetti's music reigned supreme in Naples, an ascendancy which did not end until censorship problems with the latter's Poliuto caused a final break.

There was the Neapolitan, Ribas, a capable conniver whose father had been a blacksmith but who had fawned his way up the ladder of Catherine's and Potemkin's favor till he was now a brigadier ( and would one day be the daggerman designated to do in Czar Paul 1,, after traveling all the way to Naples to procure just the right stiletto ).

True, there had been raids on Naples -- but Naples was pretty far north on the opposite coast.

Alfonso IV, called the Kind ( also the Gentle or the Nice, ) ( 1299, Naples – 24 January 1336 ) was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona ( as Alfonso III ) from 1327 to his death.

Alfonso the Magnanimous KG ( also Alphonso ; ; 1396 – 27 June 1458 ) was the King of Aragon ( as Alfonso V ), Valencia ( as Alfonso III ), Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica ( as Alfonso II ), and Sicily and Count of Barcelona ( as Alfonso IV ) from 1416 and King of Naples ( as Alfonso I ) from 1442 until his death.

An opportunity for Alfonso to reconquer Naples occurred in 1432, when Caracciolo was killed in a conjure.

This solution was opposed by the new pope, Eugene IV, who was nominal feudal lord of the King of Naples.

In Milan, however, he impressed his captor with his cultured demeanor and persuaded him to let him go by making it plain that it was not in Milan's interest to prevent the victory of the Aragonese party in Naples.

Alfonso, who was provided with the most impressive artillery of the time, again besieged Naples.

This was because in 1448, while Skanderbeg was victoriously fighting off the Turkish invasions, three military columns, commanded by Demetrio Reres along with his sons Giorgio and Basilio, were dispatched to help Alfonso V defeat the barons of Naples who had rebelled against him.

A unified General Chancellorship for the whole Aragonese reign was set in Naples, although the main functionaries were of Aragonese nationality.

This famous production was sent to Naples.

Baldassarre Cossa was born on the island of Procida or Ischia in the Kingdom of Naples into a noble but impoverished family.

John XXIII was acknowledged as pope by France, England, Bohemia, Prussia, Portugal, parts of the Holy Roman Empire, and numerous Northern Italian city states, including Florence and Venice ; however, the Avignon Pope Benedict XIII was regarded as pope by the Kingdoms of Aragon, Castile, and Scotland and Gregory XII was still favored by Ladislaus of Naples, Carlo I Malatesta, the princes of Bavaria, Louis III, Elector Palatine, and parts of Germany and Poland.

The main enemy of John was Ladislaus of Naples, who protected Gregory XII in Rome.

By this time Naples seems to have become tired of his music ; the Romans, however, appreciated it better, and it was at the Teatro Capranica in Rome that he produced some of his finest operas ( Telemaco, 1718 ; Marco Attilio Regolò, 1719 ; La Griselda, 1721 ), as well as some noble specimens of church music, including a mass for chorus and orchestra, composed in honor of Saint Cecilia for Cardinal Acquaviva in 1721.

His father was a barber from Castellammare di Stabia, a town about south of Naples, and his mother was a seamstress and the daughter of Angelo Raiola from Angri, a town in the Province of Salerno.

Throughout its history, the dynasty, as well as being Emperors of the French, held various other titles and territories including ; their ancestral nation the Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Westphalia, Kingdom of Holland and the Kingdom of Naples.

On 24 October 1922, the Fascist party held its annual congress in Naples, where Mussolini ordered Blackshirts to take control of public buildings and trains and to converge on three points around Rome.

Three national synods were held during his pontificate at Naples under Alfonso Cardinal Caraffa ( whose family had, after inquiry, been reinstated by Pius V ), at Milan under Saint Charles Borromeo, and at Machim.

He was then practically welcomed into Naples by the city fathers, as the Austrian viceroy had fled toward Bari, and the fortresses held by the Austrians in the city were quickly captured.

For some years he held the post of " director of the Teatro San Carlo in Naples.

News of the reverse caused anti-French riots in Naples, and Roger of Lauria was quick to take advantage of Charles ' captivity to obtain the release of Beatrice, daughter of Manfred of Sicily, then held in Naples.

By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma.

This so disgusted the archbishop, Nicholas of Ajello, that he abandoned the city and fled to Naples, which held out in a siege.

In the town of Brusciano, Italy, located near Naples, an annual feast in honor of Saint Anthony is held in late August.

After appointing a regency in Bar and Lorraine, he visited his provinces of Anjou and Provence, and in 1438 set sail for Naples, which had been held for him by the Duchess Isabel.

The Viterbese, who did not agree with the election of a foreigner directed by the King of Naples, Charles I of Anjou, invaded the cathedral where the conclave was held, arresting two of the cardinals.

From 1852 to 1858 Owen held the diplomatic position of charge d ' affairs ( 1853 – 1858 ) in Naples, Italy, where he began studying spiritualism.

In 1804 he was for a short time deprived of the reins of government at the demand of France ; but he was speedily restored to his former position, which he held till, in February 1806, on the entry of the French into Naples, he had to flee with the royal family into Sicily.

Naples soon fell into French hands and by the end of February, only two places in the kingdom still held out.

The Austrian general Mack had a tenfold superiority in numbers, but Championnet so well held his own that he ended by capturing Naples itself and there setting up the Parthenopaean Republic.

This post he held for ten years, when he returned to Naples and was made a councillor of the tribunal of commerce, and in 1777 administrator of the royal domains.

This post he held for thirteen years, till his death in Naples.

* Fourth Mediterranean Games held in Naples, Italy

Naples, Italy ( July 14, 2005 )-Navy Chaplain Dave McBeth, left, leads an informal gathering of personnel aboard Naval Support Activity ( NSA ) Naples during a Europe-wide coordinated two-minute moment of silence held throughout the European Union in support of the United Kingdom and to honor their recent 7 July 2005 London bombings | tragic losses.

The annual Naples Grape Festival is held in September, and the area is known for its wineries and grape pie.