 In the 15th century, under the rule of Alfonso of Aragon, the town came under the yoke of feudalism and fell into decay.In 1806 the French Revolution swept away the feudal system in Nicotera.After the restoration of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Nicotera continued to be chief town of the district, with what are now the modern communes of Joppolo and Limbadi as its dependencies.