Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1780–1798)

Archduchess Maria Amalia
Archduchess Maria Amalia, circa 1795.
Born	17 October 1780 Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Died	25 December 1798 (aged 18) Vienna, Austria
Burial	Imperial Crypt, Vienna
Full name Maria Amalia Josephe Johanna Katharina Theresia
House	House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Father	Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Infanta 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. Her godparents were her mother's first cousin, Ferdinand, Duke of Parma and his wife, Archduchess Maria Amalia, her father's sister.

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

Ancestors 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)