He was her husband. He was the King of Portugal. And he signed a document banning her from his presence.

Carlota Joaquina was married at just 10 years old to an 18-year-old Portuguese prince she had never met. She was sent to a foreign court that despised her, mocked for her appearance, and stripped of every form of power. But Carlota was not a woman who accepted her fate quietly.

She conspired to overthrow her own husband. Twice. She nearly became ruler of what is now Argentina. History called her a monster. But what did history get wrong?

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⏱️ Timestamps

0:00 - The King Who Banned His Own Queen
1:28 - Royal Europe and the Trade in Daughters
2:41 - Born to Rule — Carlota's Early Life
4:09 - Married at Ten — Sent to a Foreign Court
5:36 - The Court That Despised Her
7:02 - Nine Children and Open Political Warfare
8:18 - Napoleon and the Flight to Brazil
9:47 - Carlotism — The Bid to Rule South America
12:06 - Life in Brazil — Scandal and Frustration
13:42 - Finally Queen — But With No Real Power
14:22 - The Return to Portugal
15:34 - Conspiracy and the Fall of Miguel
16:34 - Widowhood and the Final Years
17:55 - What History Got Wrong