TwoSicilies

TwoSicilies
Two Sic·i·lies (to͞o sĭsʹə-lēz)
A former kingdom comprising Sicily and Naples. The two territories were ruled jointly at various times and were united in 1816. Garibaldi conquered the kingdom in 1860 and annexed it to Italy.

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