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Events on Sunday 27 June 1458 2
1396 – 1458Alfonso V of Aragon (1396-1458)Died 27 June 1458, aged 62Known as "the Magnanimous," he ruled Aragon, Sicily, Sardinia, and conquered Naples, making his court in Naples a leading center of Renaissance patronage. His death triggered the division of his Mediterranean territories among rival heirs.
1458Death of Alfonso V splits the Aragonese realmsNaples and Aragon separate after a shared reign of three decadesWhen Alfonso V of Aragon died on 27 June 1458, his Mediterranean empire was divided: his brother John II inherited Aragon, Sicily, and Sardinia, while his illegitimate son Ferdinand I took the throne of Naples. The split ended a personal union that had joined the Iberian and Italian crowns since 1442.