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The close political collaboration between Acton and the Queen created a stir at the Neapolitan court. Acton was not well-accepted in the local current pro-Spanish so much so that between the end of 1784 and 1785 several attempts were made to discredit him and Maria Carolina, always guilty in the eyes of King Charles to support the European powers which were not welcomed by Spain and to pressure Ferdinand IV to insubordination.
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Recca, C. (2017). 1785: Conspiracies and Attempts to Overthrow the Queen. In: The Diary of Queen Maria Carolina of Naples, 1781-1785. Queenship and Power. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31987-2_5
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