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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13 August 1752 Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria
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8 September 1814 (aged 62)
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina · Mother · 1717-1780 · Ruler of Habsburg dominions from 1740 to 1780
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa · m. 1736
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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 -
Coat of arms of Marie Antoinette of Austria · Younger Sister · 1755-1793 · Queen of France from 1774 to 1792 -
Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria · Younger Brother · 1756-1801 · Archbishop-Elector of Cologne
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