Princess Maria Anna of Saxony (1799–1832)
Marie Anna of Saxony, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (15 November 1799 – 24 March 1832), (full name: Maria Anna Carolina Josepha Vincentia Xaveria Nepomucena Franziska de Paula Franziska de Chantal Johanna Antonia Elisabeth Cunigunde Gertrud Leopoldina), was a princess of Saxony. She became Grand Duchess of Tuscany by her marriage to Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Family
Marie Anna was born in Dresden, one of the seven children of Maximilian of Saxony by his first wife Caroline of Bourbon-Parma.
Her father was a son of Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony. Her mother was a daughter of Ferdinand, Duke of Parma. Through her mother, Maria Anna was also a direct descendant of Louis XIV of France and William the Conqueror.
Life
During her short life she showed an especial interest for ancient paintings and classical poetry, acquiring the Liber Interitus by Horace for an unknown but extremely high price. She was inspired by Gnostic writings to write a short poet entitled Chuchotet d'Archont, published posthumously. Along with her husband she was the founding patron of L'Istituto Statale della Ss. Annunziata, the first female boarding school in Florence set up to educate aristocratic and noble young ladies. She died in Italy of tuberculosis she passed onto Auguste, her only surviving daughter.
Marriage and issue
Her husband's granddaughter Archduchess Luise of Austria described Maria Anna as a "highly nervous girl who was so terrified at the idea of meeting her unknown bridegroom that she refused to leave Dresden unless accompanied by her sister" Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony.[1] As her sister agreed to travel with her, Maria Anna duly married on 16 November 1817 the future Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, son of Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his first wife Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily. During the celebrations, Ferdinand became attached to Maria Anna's sister, and they were later married. Her sister Maria Ferdinanda thus became Maria Anna's stepmother-in-law.[2]
They had three children:
After Maria Anna's death at Pisa in 1832, her husband married Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies.
Ancestry
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| 16. Augustus II the Strong |
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| 8. Augustus III of Poland | |
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| 17. Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth |
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| 4. Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony | |
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| 18. Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (=#22) |
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| 9. Maria Josepha of Austria | |
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| 19. Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (=#23) |
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| 2. Maximilian, Crown Prince of Saxony | |
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| 20. Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria |
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| 10. Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor | |
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| 21. Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska |
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| 5. Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria | |
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| 22. Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (=#18) |
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| 11. Maria Amalia of Austria | |
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| 23. Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (=#19) |
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| 1. Princess Maria Anna of Saxony | |
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| 24. Philip V of Spain |
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| 12. Philip, Duke of Parma | |
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| 25. Elisabeth Farnese |
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| 6. Ferdinand, Duke of Parma | |
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| 26. Louis XV of France |
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| 13. Louise Élisabeth of France | |
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| 27. Marie Leszczyńska |
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| 3. Princess Carolina of Parma | |
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| 28. Leopold, Duke of Lorraine |
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| 14. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor | |
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| 29. Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans |
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| 7. Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria | |
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| 30. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor |
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| 15. Maria Theresa of Austria | |
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| 31. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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References
- ↑ Toscana, p. 18.
- ↑ Toscana, p. 18.
Sources
- Toscana, Luise von (1911). My Own Story. London: Ballantyne & Company LTD.
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- Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen
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- Princess Anna Gabriele of Wrede
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- Countess Ludmilla of Gallen
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- Maria Espinosa de los Monteros^^**
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- Freiin Eva Antonia von Hofmann**
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- Freiin Edith von Sternbach**
- Princess Margarite of Hohenberg
- Countess Marie Christine von Hatzfeldt-Dönhoff
- Eugenia de Calonge^^
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- Maria Espinosa de los Monteros^*
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- Freiin Eva Antonia von Hofmann*
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