Marie Caroline of Austria

Archduchess Marie Caroline of Austria (13 August, 1752 - 8 September, 1814) as Queen Marie Caroline was queen consort and de facto ruler of Naples from 1768 to 1799 and from 1799 to 1806, and of Sicily from 1768 until her death in 1814, though she had lost the de facto power in 1812. She was born an Austria princess and was a sister of Marie Antoinette.

The First Coalition

During the French Revolution, the queen actually sympathized with the French rebels until the French monarchy was abolished on 21 September, 1792. She further turned against the rebels with the execution of first her brother-in-law Louis XVI of France (21 January, 1793) and then her own younger sister Marie Antoinette (16 October, 1793).

Related Topics:
French Revolution - 21 September - 1792 - Louis XVI of France - 21 January - 1793 - Marie Antoinette - 16 October

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The Queen and her husband were horrified, and Marie Caroline used her uxorious husband to bring the Neopolitan and Sicilian armies into the First Coalition against France. Peace was made in 1796.

Related Topics:
First Coalition - 1796

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