The Pazzi conspiracy was a plot by members of the Pazzi family and others to displace the Medici family as rulers of Renaissance Florence.
Maria Amalia of Saxony was born a princess of Poland and Saxony, and became Queen of Naples and Sicily from 1738 until 1759, and then Queen of Spain from 1759 until her death in 1760 by marriage to Charles III of Spain. The arranged marriage produced many children who survived into adulthood, including Charles IV of Spain. A popular consort, she oversaw the construction of the Caserta Palace outside Naples as well as various other projects, and she is known for her influence upon the affairs of state.
Raffaele Belliazzi was an Italian sculptor and painter.
Giuseppe Boschetto (1841–1918) was an Italian painter, active mainly in Naples, painting often ancient Roman subjects, a thematic often characterized as Pompeian or perhaps, more aptly Neo-Pompeian.
Fedele Caggiano was an Italian sculptor, active in styles spanning both neoclassical and Romantic periods.
Nicola Biondi was an Italian painter.
Eugenio Tano was an Italian painter.
Enrico Rossi was an Italian painter.
Gaetano Esposito was an Italian painter.
Federigo or Federico Reale was an Italian painter, mainly of landscapes.
Luigi Pasquarelli was an Italian sculptor.
Antonino or Antonio Leto was an Italian painter, painting mainly genre/landscape subjects in an impressionistic style.
Federico or Federigo Maldarelli was an Italian painter born in Naples.
Roberto Stampa was an Italian architect.
Vincenzo Scala was an Italian painter.
Salvatore Guidotti was an Italian painter.
Ettore Cercone was an Italian painter, mainly of female figures, seascapes and orientalist subjects. He was an officer of the Italian Royal Navy, but retired to dedicate himself to painting.
Giacomo Cordella was an Italian composer.
The Battle of Capo d'Orso, sometimes known as the Battle of Cava and the Battle of Amalfi was a naval engagement taking place over two days, on April 28 and April 29, 1528. A French fleet inflicted a crushing defeat on the fleet of the Kingdom of Naples under Spanish control in the Gulf of Salerno, where the Spanish forces sailing southwards from their naval station in Naples trying to break the French blockade of the city met the French fleet.
Antonino D’Antona was born in Riesi (Caltanisetta) on December 18, 1842, the son of Antonino and Concetta Debilio. After completing his classical studies in Sicily and after enrolling at the University of Palermo, where he attended the first four years of the medical course, he moved to Naples. He was guided since childhood by the care of a paternal uncle, the archpriest Gaetano D'Antona, who also followed him in the years of his university education. Antonino only had one child: Carlo D’Antona.
