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My understanding is that the basis of Italian identity during unification were the Medieval/Holy Roman Kingdom of Italy and the Napoleonic Kingdom (1807 and 1812 versions). During the unification of Italy, there was a question of whether or not to include the south.

Let's assume northern Italy unites and the south isn't included. What sort of identity does Southern Italy (Naples-Sicily) have compared to the north? Do southerners just identify as Sicilians since the Kingdom is the Two Sicilies? Will the language standard be Neopolitan whereas the north uses Florentine?
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