Caroline Bonaparte
Queen
of Naples
1782-1839
Caroline
was the youngest of Napoleon's
sisters and he was very happy that she married one of his closest
lieutenants - Joachim Murat - in
1800.
The
couple was given the Duchy of Berg in 1806 and, in 1808, the Kingdom
of Naples.
Effectively
ruling the nation while her husband was fighting for France, Caroline
proved able and popular.
After
Murat's execution in 1815, she moved to Austria before returning
to Italy. She died in Florence.
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