Ferdinando di Borbone. Un Re tra vicoli e Palazzo

When he ascended the throne at just eight years old, Ferdinand of Bourbon could not have known that he would reign—amid restorations, revolutions, and escapes—for more than sixty years on one of Europe's most turbulent thrones. Son of Charles of Bourbon, heir to a flourishing kingdom, Ferdinand grew up between the carefree pursuits of hunting and the weight of the crown, at a time when the world was changing. At his side was an extraordinary figure: Maria Carolina of Austria, cultured, ambitious, and determined, who transformed the Neapolitan court into a hub of politics and intrigue. But their reign was looming large with the shadows of the French Revolution, the arrival of Napoleon, and the revolts that inflamed the South. This biography recounts the human and political adventure of a contradictory ruler—naive and astute, popular and distrustful—who navigated the storms of his time, seeking, in his own way, to save the Kingdom and himself.