Ferdinand II of Naples

Ferdinand II
Ferdinand II
	Medal of Ferdinand as Duke of Calabria by Adriano Fiorentino
King of Naples
Reign	23 January 1495 – 7 September 1496
Predecessor	Alfonso II
Successor	Frederick
Born	26 June 1467; Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Died	7 September 1496 (aged 29); Somma Vesuviana, Kingdom of Naples
Burial	San Domenico Maggiore
Spouse	Joanna of Naples
House	House of Trastámara
Father	Alfonso II of Naples
Mother	Ippolita Maria Sforza

Ferdinand II (Italian: Ferdinando II, known also as Ferrante II and Ferrandino; 26 June 1467 – 7 September 1496) was King of Naples from 1495 to 1496. He was the son of Alfonso II of Naples and the grandson of Ferrante I of Naples.

At the start of the Italian Wars in 1495, Alfonso abdicated in favor of his son, Ferdinand, when a French army led by Charles VIII threatened Naples. Unable to effectively defend the city, Ferdinand fled with a small retinue to the island of Ischia. Charles quickly occupied the city, then split his army, leaving half of it to garrison Naples, and taking the other half to return home.

By May 1495, with fresh troops and the support of Aragon allies, Ferdinand returned to the peninsula and with the assistance of the Spanish general Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, expelled French soldiers from the entire kingdom. He died soon thereafter on 7 September 1496 and was succeeded by his uncle, Frederick.