Question

A war named for this city ended with a decisive Austrian victory at Tolentino that forced out a king who was styled the “First Horseman in Europe.” This city was briefly ruled by Henry II, Duke of Guise after a revolt over exorbitant taxes levied by the Duke of Arcos during the Thirty Years’ War. Kings of this city built a massive Baroque palace whose extensive gardens feature a “Grand Cascade” by the fountain of Diana and Actaeon in the town of Caserta. This city was briefly governed by the fisherman Masaniello (10[1])during a 1647 revolt. (10[1])Spanish rule over a kingdom named for this city began with its conquest by the Aragonese king Alfonso V and (10[1])continued under the Bourbon dynasty. (10[2])For 10 points, what city in Campania was the primary capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Naples [or Napoli] (The king in the first line is Joachim Murat.)
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Jakob MyersIndiana AMissouri9110
Claire JonesChicago AMissoui S&T9510
Charles HangWashU AChicago C11510
Aden SunChicago BIndiana B12010
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John John GrogerWashU BChicago D13810

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