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Map of Italy in the 15th century showing the Italian peninsula divided into numerous independent states and kingdoms, each marked in different colors. Major entities include the Kingdom of Naples in the south, the Kingdom of Sicily, the Papal States around Rome, the Republic of Venice in the northeast, and city-states such as Florence, Milan, and Genoa in the north and central regions. Islands like Sardinia and Corsica are also labeled.
Historical map showing the territories of the last medieval Berber (Amazigh) dynasties in North Africa during the 13th and 14th centuries, shaded in purple. The map labels the Marinid Dynasty in present-day Morocco, the Zayyanid Dynasty in western Algeria, and the Hafsid Dynasty in eastern Algeria, Tunisia, and western Libya. Major cities such as Fez, Marrakech, Tlemcen, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli are marked, as well as surrounding regions including parts of southern Spain, Portugal, and Medite
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French Revolutionary wars
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Key People

Frederick II
Frederick II
Holy Roman emperor
Lorenzo Bernini: Apollo and Daphne
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Italian artist
Christina, engraving by Cornelis Visscher, 1650.
Christina
queen of Sweden
Alfonso V, bronze medal by Pisanello, 1448–49; in the Bargello, Florence
Alfonso V
king of Aragon and Naples
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Muḥammad al-Idrīsī
Arab geographer
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Muḥammad al-Idrīsī
Arab geographer
Lithograph portrait of Joachim Murat in an elaborate military uniform with epaulettes and medals, facing forward with a neutral expression.
Joachim Murat
king of Naples
Henry VI
Henry VI
Holy Roman emperor
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Tommaso Campanella
Italian philosopher and poet
Lithograph portrait of Joseph Bonaparte wearing a dark coat with a high collar and a medal pinned to his chest, facing forward with a slight smile.
Joseph Bonaparte
king of Spain and Naples
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Ladislas
king of Naples
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Ferdinand I
king of the Two Sicilies
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Gaetano Filangieri
Neapolitan jurist, philosopher, and economic theorist
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Robert
king of Naples
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Martin
king of Aragon and Sicily
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Joan I
queen of Naples
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Claudio Aquaviva
Jesuit leader
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Maria Carolina
queen of Naples
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Joan II
queen of Naples
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Bernardino Telesio
Italian philosopher and scientist