The following is a list of the men and women who reigned as monarchs of Naples. The Neapolitan monarchy was disbanded following the defeat of the Italian Alliance in the French Civil War in 1944 when the kingdom was merged with the Holy See under French duress. The current pretender to the Neapolitan throne is Joachim Louis, the Prince Murat, holding the title of Joachim VI in pretendence.
List of monarchs[]
Monarch | Portrait | Born | Died | Reign | Notes |
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Joachim I | 1808-1824 | ||||
Achilles | 1801 | 1847 | 1824-1847 | ||
Lucius | 1803 | 1878 | 1847-1878 | ||
Joachim II | 21 June 1834 | 23 October 1901 | 1878-1901 | ||
Joachim III | 1856 | 2 November 1932 | 23 October 1901-2 November 1932 | ||
Joachim IV | 1885 | 1938 | 1932-1938 | ||
Joachim V | 1920 | 1987 | 1938-1944 | Last monarch of Naples |