THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
NAPOLEONIC WARS
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Marat
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Murat
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Talleyrand
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Detailed explanation-1: -Naples was seized by the French, and Ferdinand fled to Sicily. On Jan. 24, 1799, the Parthenopean Republic was proclaimed but was left unprotected. The city of Naples, abandoned by the French, fell to Ferdinand’s forces on June 13, 1799, after desperate resistance by the patriots.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kingdom of Naples, Former kingdom comprising the southern portion of the Italian peninsula. The region was held successively by Romans, Byzantines, Lombards, and Saracens before it was conquered by Normans in the 11th century and incorporated into their kingdom of Sicily.
Detailed explanation-3: -Joachim Murat, Italian Gioacchino Murat, (born March 25, 1767, La Bastide-Fortunière, France-died October 13, 1815, Pizzo, Calabria), French cavalry leader who was one of Napoleon’s most celebrated marshals and who, as king of Naples (1808–15), lent stimulus to Italian nationalism.