Johanna 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 Carolina oversaw the promulgation of many reforms, including the revocation of the ban on Freemasonry, the enlargement of the navy under her favorite, Sir John Acton, and the expulsion of Spanish influence. She was a proponent of enlightened absolutism until the advent of the French Revolution, when, in order to prevent its ideas gaining currency, she made Naples a police state.

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A female given name from Latin.. Etymology: From Johanna, variant of Joanna, from Ἰωάννα, from lit=God is gracious, the feminized form of tr=Yəhōḥānān which produced John and its many doublets. Zhanna.

The name Johanna is of Spanish origin, meaning "A female given name from Latin.. Etymology: From Johanna, variant of Joanna, from Ἰωάννα, from lit=God is gracious, the feminized form of tr=Yəhōḥānān which produced John and its many doublets. Zhanna.". It is traditionally a female name.

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