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University of Naples
Founded by Holy Roman Emperor and King of Sicily Frederick II on 5 June 1224 by imperial charter, it was Europe's earliest state university establish…
Timeline
- 1224Naples · NaplesFrederick II established a Studium by imperial charter, with teachers paid by the royal treasury and degrees conferred by the emperor, and forbade his subjects from studying abroad, pioneering the model of a monarch directly sponsoring a university.
- 1234–1250Naples · NaplesAfter being closed twice in 1234 and 1239, the studium was rebuilt by the emperor and continued training in law and administration to counter the influence of northern Italian universities and the papacy; Thomas Aquinas among others studied there.
- 1250Naples · NaplesAfter Frederick's death the studium was repeatedly closed and reopened yet retained its status as the highest institution of learning in the Kingdom of Naples; in 1987 it was formally named the University of Federico II, a large public research university in Italy.
Sources
- History | Università Federico II https://www.unina.it/unina-international/about-us/history
- Frederick II: Lictere Generales, establishing the University of Naples, 1224 (1224) https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/1224fred2-lictgen.asp
- Studio di Napoli — Girolamo Arnaldi (2005) https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/studio-di-napoli_%28Federiciana%29/