It was at this time that his mutual attraction to Lady Emma Hamilton developed in a romantic affair and he began to dabble in Neapolitan politics, combining with Maria Carolina, the francophobe Queen of Naples, to successfully encourage Ferdinand to go to war with France.
It was at this time that his mutual attraction to Lady Emma Hamilton developed in a romantic affair and he began to dabble in Neapolitan politics, combining with Maria Carolina, to successfully encourage Ferdinand to go to war with France. Maria Carolina was the francophobe Queen of Naples.