 Two Sicilies |  United States |
|---|---|
Relations between theKingdom of the Two Sicilies and theUnited States date back to 1796 when the U.S. was recognized by theKingdom of Naples. Relations with the Kingdom continued when Naples reunified with theKingdom of Sicily which founded the Kingdom of Two Sicilies in 1816. Formal relations were not established until 1832. Diplomatic relations ceased in 1861 when Two Sicilies was incorporated into theKingdom of Italy.
AfterJohn S. M. Matthiew was appointed as U.S. Consul to Naples on May 20, 1796, relations between the Kingdom of Naples and the U.S. formally began when Naples accepted Mattiew's credentials.[1]
After the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily merged in 1816 relations with the former Kingdom of Naples continued under the union of the Two Sicilies. While relations were not formally established in 1832, in 1816, the first interaction between both countries occurred with the reception ofWilliam Pinkney, the U.S. Special Minister Plenipotentiary to Naples. Pinkney was commissioned on April 23, 1816, with the mission to negotiate a treaty to pay reparations to U.S. merchants for ships and goods seized or confiscated duringJoachim Murat rule during theNapoleonic Wars from 1809 to 1813. Pinkney's mission was unsuccessful, and in October 1816 he departed for his post atSaint Petersburg, Russia asambassador to theRussian Empire.[1]
Relations formally began on January 25, 1832, whenJohn Nelson presented his credentials toKing Ferdinand II.[1] The highlight of Nelson's tenure was the signing of theClaims Convention on October 14, 1832, inNaples solving the compensation issue of American merchants whose assets were seized during the Napoleonic Wars.
Relations ended in 1860 following theUnification of Italy when the kingdom was dissolved and incorporated into a singular Italian state. As a result, the U.S. closed its mission in Naples in November, and U.S. representatives were relocated toTurin.[1]
The Kingdom and the United States signed several treaties all of which were economic and trade-related:
This article incorporatespublic domain material from"A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Two Sicilies".U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets.United States Department of State.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
