In 1806 Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, having established himself on the island, abolished the office and established in its place those of lieutenant and captain general.
At the end of the War of the Spanish Succession, by the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), Sicily was ceded to Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy.
The Spanish invaded the kingdom in 1718 during the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
The Duke of Savoy ceded it to Austria in 1720 by the Treaty of The Hague.
Conquered by the Spanish in 1734 during the War of the Polish Succession, the kingdom was ceded to Charles I, Duke of Parma, a son of King Philip V of Spain.