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  1. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. Mother. Maria Theresa. Signature. Maria Carolina (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 and III, who later became King of the Two Sicilies.

  2. Mar 25, 2024 · Maria Carolina (born Aug. 13, 1752, Vienna [Austria]—died Sept. 8, 1814, Vienna) was the queen of Naples and wife of King Ferdinand IV of Naples. She held the real power in Naples, and, under the influence of her favourite, Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, who was reputed to be her lover, she adopted a pro-British, anti-French policy.

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  4. Nov 5, 2021 · 1. The Odds Weren’t In Her Favor. Even though Maria Carolina had more than a dozen siblings, she was only the sixth to survive childhood. It was 16th century Austria and child mortality rates were sky-high. Maria Carolina got her name from her two elder sisters: both of who passed in infancy.

  5. Born on August 13, 1752, in Vienna, Austria; died on September 7 or 8, 1814, in Vienna, Austria; 13th of 16 children of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria (1717–1780, queen of Hungary, Bohemia and the Netherlands, archduchess of Austria) and Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (r. 1745–1765), also known as Francis Stephen of Lorraine, grand duke of ...

  6. Aug 13, 2023 · Brave and proud, superstitious and arrogant but also kind and passionate, Maria Carolina (1752-1814) was the last surviving daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, and Queen of Naples and Sicily as wife of King Ferdinand IV. Table of Contents. Intro. Early years. Fate. Children. Disasters. Later years. For further reading.