Murat, who is also known as Gioacchino, was the king of Naples from (1808-15). Ferdinando’s father, Count Eboli was an honorable soldier of Murat’s regime and was exiled along with his king. After Count Eboli’s death, his son Ferdinando Eboli gets sent from Sicily to Naples to live with Marchese Spina who was another highly ranked officer in Murat’s army and Count Eboli’s close friend.