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. (10[2])This city was briefly governed by the fisherman Masaniello during a 1647 revolt. Spanish rule over a kingdom named for this city began with its conquest by the Aragonese king Alfonso V and continued under the Bourbon dynasty. For 10 points, what city in Campania was the primary capital of the Kingdom (10[1])of the Two (10[1])Sicilies? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Naples [or Napoli] (The king in the first line is Joachim Murat.)
<Northwestern A, European History>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Megan WangBrown AHarvard B8210
Jon SuhHarvard ABU8210
Elliott GomesDartmouth ABrandeis A13410
Andrew MessersmithBrandeis BMIT A13710
Isaac MeredithTufts AUMass Boston13910

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Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%113.67
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%113.17
Northeast2025-02-01Y5100%0%0%114.80
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