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The Diary of Queen Maria Carolina of Naples, 1781-1785: New Evidence of Queenship at Court

The Diary of Queen Maria Carolina of Naples, 1781-1785: New Evidence of Queenship at Court

Recca, Cinzia

Hardcover

Series: Queenship and Power

General European HistoryGeneral Gender StudiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 3319319868
ISBN13: 9783319319865
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Dec 15 2016
Pages: 412
Weight: 1.38
Height: 1.08 Width: 6.07 Depth: 8.62
Language: English

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 Recca cross-analyses unpublished personal documents, which include the integral diary and private correspondence.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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