The Diary of Queen Maria Carolina of Naples, 1781-1785 New Evidence
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 (1781-178
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The Diary of Queen Maria Carolina of Naples, 1781-1785 New Evidence of Queenship at Court
Cinzia Recca
Queenship and Power
Series Editors Charles Beem University of North Carolina, Pembroke Pembroke, USA Carole Levin University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, USA
Aims of the Series This series focuses on works specializing in gender analysis, women's studies, literary interpretation, and cultural, political, constitutional, and diplomatic history. It aims to broaden our understanding of the strategies that queens-both consorts and regnants, as well as female regents-pursued in order to wield political power within the structures of male-dominant societies. The works describe queenship in Europe as well as many other parts of the world, including East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Islamic civilization.
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Cinzia Recca
The Diary of Queen Maria Carolina of Naples, 1781–1785 New Evidence of Queenship at Court
Cinzia Recca University of Catania Catania, Italy
Queenship and Power ISBN 978-3-319-31986-5 ISBN 978-3-319-31987-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31987-2
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PREFACE
This study focuses on the presentation and examination of the Journal of Queen Maria Carolina which recounts private events that occurred between the years 1781 and 1785. It is housed at the State Archives of Naples, Bourbon Archives, Folder 96. With the purpose of highlighting little-known aspects of the Queen’s personality, we conducted a thorough survey of her diary and took into account the following components: content, historical and topographic
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