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The Diary of Queen Maria Carolina of Naples, 1781-1785: New Evidence of Queenship at Court (Queenship and Power) by Cinzia Recca; Maria Carolina, Reina de Nápoles is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This work offers a new portrayal of Queen Maria Carolina of Naples as a woman of power with weaknesses and ambitions, and analyzes the Queen's actions, from her political choices to her alliance and betrayals. A careful examination of the period (1781-1785) covered by the diary shows that the daily life of the Queen and offers key evidence of her political acumen and her personal relationships. Recca cross-analyses unpublished personal documents, which include the integral diary and private correspondence. The book focuses on the political influence that Queen Maria Carolina wielded beside her husband, King Ferdinand IV, and the criticism that has been made by contemporary historians and intellectuals who have often tended to discredit the sovereign for personal rather than political reasons. **

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Author

Cinzia Recca; Maria Carolina, Reina de Nápoles

Publisher

Springer International Publishing, Cham

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9783319319872

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Science, Historical Fiction

Rating

5 / 5 (4 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14