Francis II (, christened
Francesco d'Assisi Maria Leopoldo, 16 January 1836 – 27 December 1894) was
King of the
Two Sicilies from 1859 to 1861. He was the last King of the Two Sicilies, as successive invasions by
Giuseppe Garibaldi and
Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia ultimately brought an end to his rule, and marked the first major event of
Italian unification. After he was deposed, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the Kingdom of Sardinia were merged into the newly formed
Kingdom of Italy.