Gender roles, dynastic politics, and defamation: The challenges of Maria Carolina of Naples as queen consort

Gabriel Guarino

Gender roles, dynastic politics, and defamation: The challenges of Maria Carolina of Naples as queen consort

Gabriel Guarino

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Abstract

This essay provides an assessment of Maria Carolina’s challenges as queen consort of Ferdinand IV, by examining various relevant contemporary pieces of correspondence. The fndings of this research ultimately show that powerful queen consorts were especially vulnerable to slanderous attacks on their honour whenever their political ambitions went beyond their expected traditional roles of faithful wives and devoted mothers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Storie della Modernità. Spazi mediterranei e prospettive globali
Subtitle of host publication	Studi in onore di Mirella Vera Mafrici
Editors	Claudia Pingaro, Lorenzo Benedetti
Place of Publication	Viareggio
Pages	303-311
Number of pages	9
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 30 Dec 2022

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality

Keywords

Gender and Sexuality Studies
Gender bias
Early Modern Naples
Queen consort
Bourbons
Maria Carolina of Naples

2 Chapter
1 Article

“The Antipathy between French and Spaniards”: Dress, Gender, and Identity in the Court Society of Early Modern Naples, 1501–1799
Guarino, G., 15 Apr 2019, (Accepted) In: Jahrbuch für Europäische Geschichte/European History Yearbook.
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Spanish Fashions and Sumptuary Legislation in Habsburg Italy
Guarino, G., 1 May 2014, Spanish Fashion at the Courts of Early Modern Europe. Descalzo, A. & Colomer, J. L. (eds.). Madrid: Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica, Vol. 1. p. 233-250
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Regulation of Appearances During the Catholic Reformation: Dress and Morality in Spain and Italy
Guarino, G., 2004, Les deux réformes chrétiennes: propagation et diffusion. Leiden: Brill Publishers, p. 492-510
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

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Gender roles, dynastic politics, and defamation: The challenges of Maria Carolina of Naples as queen consort. / Guarino, Gabriel.
Storie della Modernità. Spazi mediterranei e prospettive globali: Studi in onore di Mirella Vera Mafrici. ed. / Claudia Pingaro; Lorenzo Benedetti. Viareggio, 2022. p. 303-311.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

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Gender roles, dynastic politics, and defamation: The challenges of Maria Carolina of Naples as queen consort

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“The Antipathy between French and Spaniards”: Dress, Gender, and Identity in the Court Society of Early Modern Naples, 1501–1799

Spanish Fashions and Sumptuary Legislation in Habsburg Italy

Regulation of Appearances During the Catholic Reformation: Dress and Morality in Spain and Italy

Cite this