August 1500
Ever since Alfonso V de Aragón gave away the Kingdom of Naples to his illegitimate son Ferrante just over 4 decades ago the Kings of Aragon and Naples have had a turbulent relationship. Raging from the height of their relationship under a decade ago when Fernando II de Aragón sent an army to help reconquer the Kingdom from the French to the decline in relations afterword's both Kingdoms have been united under the Trastámara Dynasty throughout it all.
However, in recent years Fernando had begun to contemplate taking the Kingdom from this subbranch of his own Dynasty and incorporating the Kingdom into Aragon itself. The numerous transgressions against the nobles of Naples had already given his house a bad name and now with the Popes recent excommunication for some of the most unchristian acts possible Fernando has reached his breaking point.
The forces deployed to Sicily earlier this year are now to cross the Messina Strait and to capture the Kingdom itself. The Kingdom of Aragon calls on all nobles and citizens loyal to the rightful King of Naples and all those loyal to God himself to join our cause and depose of Frederick.
