Maria Carolina of Austria
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Maria Carolina of Austria was Queen of Naples and Sicily as the wife of King Ferdinand IV and III, who later became King of the Two Sicilies. As de facto ruler of her husband's kingdoms, Maria Carolin
Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs, 1768
Archduchess Maria Carolina holding a portrait of her father, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Portrait of Maria Carolina (by Anton Raphael Mengs, c. 1772–1773)
Marquis Bernardo Tanucci, de facto ruler of Naples and Sicily from 1759 until 1776
Francis I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1745 to 1765, Archduke of Austria from 1740 to 1765, Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1729 to 1737, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1737 to 1765. He became the ruler
Maria Carolina of Austria
…prevent its ideas gaining currency, she made Naples a police state. Born an archduchess of Austria, the thirteenth child of Empress Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, Maria Carolina married Ferdinand as part of an Austrian alliance with Spain, of which Ferdinand's father was king. Following the birth of a male heir…
Portrait by Martin van Meytens, c. 1745
With his mother, c. 1722 by Alexis Simon Belle
Francis I and his family (by Martin van Meytens)
The emperor with his natural science advisors. From left to right: Gerard van Swieten, Johann Ritter von Baillou, Valentin Jamerai Duval (numismatist) and Abbé Johann Marcy