Maria Margaretha of Saxony

Princess Maria Margaretha
Princess of Poland
Princess of Saxony

Coat of arms of Augustus III of Poland.
Born (1727-09-13)13 September 1727
Dresden, Saxony
Died 1 February 1734(1734-02-01) (aged 6)
Dresden, Saxony
Full name
Maria Margaretha Franziska Xaveria
House House of Wettin
Father Augustus III of Poland
Mother Maria Josepha of Austria
Religion Roman Catholicism

Princess Maria Margaretha of Saxony[1](Maria Margaretha Franziska Xaveria; 13 September 1727 – 1 February 1734) was a Princess of Poland, Lithuania and Saxony of the House of Wettin.

Biography

Maria Margaretha was born at Dresden, Saxony, as the sixth child of fourteen. Her father, Augustus III of Poland, was the Elector of Saxony (as Frederick Augustus I), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (as Augustus II). Her mother Maria Josepha, born an Archduchess of Austria, was a first cousin of Empress Maria Theresa.

Her sisters included Maria Amalia, Queen of Spain (wife of Charles III of Spain), Maria Josepha, Dauphine of France (mother of Louis XVI), Maria Anna, Electress of Bavaria and Maria Kunigunde, Abbess of Thorn and Essen. Her brothers included two electors of Saxony: Frederick Christian, Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, and also Prince Albert of Saxony, Duke of Teschen (son in law of Empress Maria Theresa).

She died on 1 February 1734, aged 6.

Ancestry

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

References

  1. ↑ van de Pas, Leo. "Prinzessin Maria Margaretha von Sachsen". Genealogics .org. Retrieved 2012-06-05.

See also

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