Maria Carolina of Austria

(1752-1814)

Queen consort of Naples

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Maria Carolina of Austria (Maria Carolina Louise Josepha Johanna Antonia; 13 August 1752 – 8 September 1814) was Queen of Naples and Sicily as the wife of King Ferdinand IV & III. As de facto ruler of her husband's kingdoms, Maria Carolina oversaw the promulgation of many reforms, including the revocation of the ban on Freemasonry, the enlargement of the navy under her favourite, John Acton, 6th Baronet, and the expulsion of Spanish influence. She was a proponent of enlightened absolutism until the advent of the French Revolution, when, in order to prevent its ideas gaining currency, she made Naples a police state.

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Born	13 August 1752 Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria
Died	8 September 1814 (aged 62)
Zodiac	Leo
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Francis Stephen of Lorraine · Father · 1708-1765 · Holy Roman Emperor from 1745 to 1765 info

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Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina · Mother · 1717-1780 · Ruler of Habsburg dominions from 1740 to 1780 info

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Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa · m. 1736

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Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1737–1740) · Older Sister · 1737-1740 · info

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Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1738–1789) · Older Sister · 1738-1789 · Noblewoman and abbess info

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Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria (1740–1741) · Older Sister · 1740-1741 · info

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Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor · Older Brother · 1741-1790 · Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 info

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Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen · Older Sister · 1742-1798 · Duchess of Teschen info

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Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1743–1808) · Older Sister · 1743-1808 · Austrian archduchess, Abbess of the Convent for Noble Ladies in Innsbrück info

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Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1745–1761) · Older Brother · 1745-1761 · Archduke of Austria info

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Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria · Older Sister · 1746-1804 · Wife of Ferdinand I, Duke of Parma info

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Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor · Older Brother · 1747-1792 · Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792 info

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Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria · Older Sister · 1750-1762 · info

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Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria · Older Sister · 1751-1767 · Austrian archduchess info

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Ferdinand, Duke of Breisgau · Younger Brother · 1754-1806 · Duke of Breisgau info

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Coat of arms of Marie Antoinette of Austria · Younger Sister · 1755-1793 · Queen of France from 1774 to 1792 info

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Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria · Younger Brother · 1756-1801 · Archbishop-Elector of Cologne info

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