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Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1780–1798)

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Archduchess Maria Amalia
Archduchess Maria Amalia, circa 1795.
Born17 October 1780
Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Died25 December 1798 (aged 18)
Vienna, Austria
Burial
Imperial Crypt, Vienna
Names
Maria Amalia Josephe Johanna Katharina Theresia
HouseHouse of Habsburg-Lorraine
FatherLeopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherInfanta Maria Luisa of Spain

Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (Maria Amalia Josephe Johanna Katharina Theresia; 15 October 1780 - 25 December 1798) was an Archduchess of Austria by birth.

Biography

Maria Amalia with her family, circa 1784-1785.

Maria Amalia[1] was a daughter of Emperor Leopold II (1747–1792) and his wife Maria Luisa of Spain (1745–1792). Maria Amalia was born in Florence, the then-capital of Tuscany, where her father reigned as Grand Duke from 1765 to 1790. Her father was a son of Empress Maria Theresa and her mother a daughter of Charles III of Spain. She was named after her maternal grandmother, the Queen Maria Amalia of Saxony.

She had a happy childhood surrounded by her many siblings. As her siblings, Maria Amalia was given a somewhat different upbringing than was usual for royal children at the time: they were actually raised by their parents rather than a retinue of servants, were largely kept apart from any ceremonial court life and were taught to live simple, natural and modest.[2] In 1790, her father became emperor and the family moved to Vienna. She died unmarried at the age of only 18 years in Vienna.

Ancestors

Family of Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1780–1798)
16. Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
8. Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
17. Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria
Queen Dowager of Poland-Lithuania
4. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis III Stephen, Duke of Lorraine
18. Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
9. Princess Élisabeth Charlotte of Orléans
19. Countess Palatine Elizabeth Charlotte of Simmern
2. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
20. Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
10. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
21. Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg
5. Maria Theresa of Austria
Queen of Hungary & Bohemia
22. Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
11. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
23. Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen
1. Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria
24. Louis, Dauphin of France
12. Philip V of Spain
25. Duchess Maria Anna of Bavaria
6. Charles III of Spain
26. Edward II Farnese, Duke of Parma
13. Elisabeth of Parma
27. Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg
3. Maria Luisa of Spain
28. Augustus II of Poland
Elector of Saxony
14. Augustus III of Poland
Elector of Saxony
29. Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
7. Maria Amalia of Saxony
30. Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
15. Maria Josepha of Austria
31. Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick-Calenberg

Titles and Styles

  • 17 October 1780 - 20 February 1790 Her Royal Highness Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, Princess of Tuscany.
  • 20 February 1790- 25 December 1798 Her Royal Highness Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia.

References

  1. ^ van de Pas, Leo. "Marie Amalia, Archduchess of Austria". Genealogics.org.
  2. ^ Justin C. Vovk: In Destiny's Hands: Five Tragic Rulers, Children of Maria Theresa (2010)

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