Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria
| Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria | |
|---|---|
Margravine consort of Baden-Baden | |
| Tenure | 20 July 1755 – 22 October 1761 |
| Born | 7 August 1734 Nymphenburg Palace, Munich |
| Died | 7 May 1776 (aged 41) Nymphenburg Palace, Munich |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Louis George of Baden-Baden |
| House | House of Wittelsbach |
| Father | Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Mother | Maria Amalia of Austria |
Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria (Maria Anna Josepha Augusta; 7 August 1734 – 7 May 1776) was a Duchess of
Margravine of Baden-Baden
by marriage. She was nicknamed the savior of Bavaria. She is also known as Maria Josepha and is sometimes styled as a princess of Bavaria.
Biography
Maria Anna Josepha was born at the
Electorate of Bavaria
, she was styled a Duchess of Bavaria.
She married
Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg, the latter was the regent of Baden-Baden for the infant Louis George. The couple were married at the Schloss Ettlingen in Baden on 20 July 1755; the bride was aged 20, the groom 53. The couple remained childless;[1]
although Louis George did have one surviving daughter, Elisabeth, from his previous marriage, but as a female she was barred from the succession to the Margraviate.
Her husband had been married previously to
Eleonora of Lobkowicz
.
Her husband died in 1761 and was succeeded by his brother
Maria Victoire d'Arenberg
became the most important female at the court of Baden-Baden.
Maria Anna developed a great passion for diplomacy. She forged links with
Frederick II of Prussia in order to protect the Bavarian throne as her brother, Maximilian III Joseph, was childless and feared for the succession.[2]
As a widow, Maria Anna Josepha returned to her native Bavaria where she died at the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, over a year before her brother. She was buried at the Theatine Church, Munich, traditional burial place of Bavarian royalty.
Ancestors
| Ancestors of Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg | | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15. Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Ludwig Georg von Baden-Baden". Baden State Museum. Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ^ Bavaria later went to Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria (1777), a cousin of the Sulzbach line of the House of Wittelsbach
- ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 40.
External links
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