Reggio Calabria Ultra II - Catanzaro Contado di Molise - Campobasso Abruzzo Citra - Chieti Abruzzo Ultra I - Teramo Abruzzo Ultra II - Aquila Insular departments Province of Caltanissetta - Caltanissetta Province of Catania - Catania Province of Girgenti - Girgenti Province of Messina - Messina Province of Noto - Noto Province of Palermo - Palermo Province of Trapani - Trapani Monarchy Kings of the Two Sicilies In 1860–61 with influence from Great Britain and William Ewart Gladstone's propaganda, the kingdom was absorbed into the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the title dropped. It is still claimed by the head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Titles of King of the Two Sicilies Francis I or Francis II, King of the Two Sicilies, of Jerusalem, etc., Duke of Parma, Piacenza, Castro, etc., Hereditary Grand Prince of Tuscany, etc. Flags of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Orders of knighthood Order of St. Januarius Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George Order of Saint George and Reunion Order of Saint Ferdinand and Merit Royal Order of Francis I See also Dictatorship of Garibaldi List of historic states of Italy List of monarchs of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Southern Italy Southern Italy autonomist movements References Further reading Alio, Jacqueline. Sicilian Studies: A Guide and Syllabus for Educators (2018), 250 pp. Eckaus, Richard S. "The North-South differential in Italian economic development." Journal of Economic History (1961) 21#3 pp: 285–317. Finley, M. I., Denis Mack Smith and Christopher Duggan, A History of Sicily (1987) abridged one-volume version of 3-volume set of 1969) Imbruglia, Girolamo, ed. Naples in the eighteenth century: The birth and death of a nation state (Cambridge University Press, 2000) Mendola, Louis. The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies 1734-1861 (2019) Petrusewicz, Marta. "Before the Southern Question: 'Native' Ideas on Backwardness and Remedies in the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, 1815–1849." in Italy's 'Southern Question''' (Oxford: Berg, 1998) pp: 27–50. Pinto, Carmine. "The 1860 disciplined Revolution. The Collapse of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies." Contemporanea (2013) 16#1 pp: 39–68. Riall, Lucy. Sicily and the Unification of Italy: Liberal Policy & Local Power, 1859–1866 (1998), 252pp Zamagni, Vera. The economic history of Italy 1860–1990'' (Oxford University Press, 1993) External links Brigantino – Il portale del Sud, a massive Italian-language site dedicated to the history, culture and arts of southern Italy Casa Editoriale Il Giglio, an Italian publisher that focuses on history, culture