Editing Ferdinand II of Naples (section)

=== Birth ===
On 26 June 1467, Ferrandino was born in Castel Capuano, a residence that King Ferrante had given to his son Alfonso and his wife Ippolita Maria Sforza as a wedding gift. Her mother, Ippolita, found herself alone to give birth, as her husband was engaged on the war front in Abruzzo to fight against the Florentines, while her father-in-law was in Terra di lavoro. The prince's birth was nevertheless immediately greeted with great joy, as the kingdom had had its rightful heir. He was baptized on 5 July and was given the names Ferdinando, in honor of his grandfather, and Vincenzo, for his mother's devotion to San [[Vincent Ferrer|Vincenzo Ferreri]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Breve storia di Re Ferrandino|author=Ciro Raia}}</ref>{{blockquote|Thus entered into life the one who was to become the unhappy king Ferrandino. Welcomed with great joy by King Ferrante, by his family, by all Neapolitans, no pain was spared during his brief existence [...]|Alessandro Cutolo, La nascita di Ferrandino d'Aragona.}}

[[File:Ferrandino_d'Aragona,_albarello.jpeg|link=https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ferrandino_d'Aragona,_albarello.jpeg|left|thumb|Neapolitan Albarello with a probable childish portrait of Ferrandino, then Prince of Capua. The year 1475-1480 approximately.]]

The letters of his mother dating back to this early period describe him as a healthy, beautiful, and capricious newborn; in fact, it is Ippolita herself who disconsolately informs her mother, Bianca Maria Visconti, that Ferrandino is "beautiful as a pearl" but "pleasant with every person except with me; I have hope in short days we will have to be domestic and friends".<ref>{{cite book |title=Lettere|author=Ippolita Maria Sforza|via=Edizioni dell'Orso|page=XXVII}}</ref>