[1] Ferdinand returned to the mainland but was then exiled again by French forces, and his Kingdom of Naples was ruled by Joachim Murat till 1815.

The designers included the engineer Carlo Chenchi and later the Neoclassical architect Giuseppe Venanzio Marvuglia.

[citation needed] Ultimately, with the fall of the Bourbons, the house fell into disuse and was subject to depredation by various owners and hosts, including occupying armies during World War II.

The palace has recently been opened to visitors, including the tunnels that lead into the surrounding forest.

[citation needed] The entire ensemble has a spirit of wasteful frivolity, given that it was commissioned by a king in exile ruling a crumbling monarchy and an impoverished kingdom during the age of the Napoleonic Wars.