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  1. Maria Carolina of Austria. 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. 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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  3. Nov 5, 2021 · Learn about the life and legacy of Maria Carolina, the sister of Marie Antoinette and the Queen of Naples. Discover how she overcame childhood tragedies, a forced marriage, and Napoleon's invasion to become a powerful and influential ruler.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Learn about the life and marriage of Maria Carolina, the daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and the wife of King Ferdinand IV of Naples. Discover how she faced smallpox, childbirth, political intrigues and natural disasters in her turbulent reign.

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  7. 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.

  8. Maria Carolina of Austria was born on 13 August 1752 as the 13th child of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Empress Maria Theresa. She was just three years older than her younger sister Marie Antoinette, the tragic Queen of France. All the children began their day at 7.30 and always started with prayer.

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