Amalie von Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
Maria Amalie Auguste, Countess Palatinate of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (born May 10, 1752 in Mannheim , † November 15, 1828 in Dresden ) was Electress and first Queen of Saxony and Duchess of Warsaw.
Life
She was born in Mannheim as the daughter of Count Palatine Friedrich Michael von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler and his wife Countess Palatine Maria Franziska von Sulzbach and was married to Friedrich August I of Saxony on January 17, 1769 in Dresden . At that time, her husband was already Elector of Saxony, and in 1806 he proclaimed himself the first King of Saxony. Napoleon had made him Duke of Warsaw. Through his marriage he became the brother-in-law of the Bavarian king, because Amalie was the sister of the later first Bavarian king Maximilian I Joseph .
progeny
Electress Amalie gave birth to four children, three of them were stillborns, only the daughter Maria Augusta reached adulthood, but remained unmarried.
- a child (* / † 1771)
- a child (* / † 1775)
- Maria Augusta (June 21, 1782 - March 14, 1863)
- a child (* / † 1797)
ancestors
| Christian II of Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1637–1717) | |||||||||||||
| Christian III of Pfalz-Zweibrücken (1674–1735) | |||||||||||||
| Katharina Agathe von Rappoltstein (1648–1683) | |||||||||||||
| Friedrich Michael of Pfalz-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (1724–1767) | |||||||||||||
| Ludwig Kraft of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1663–1713) | |||||||||||||
| Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1704–1774) | |||||||||||||
| Philippine Henriette zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1679–1751) | |||||||||||||
| Amalie von Pfalz-Zweibrücken | |||||||||||||
| Theodor Eustach of Pfalz-Sulzbach (1659–1732) | |||||||||||||
| Joseph Karl von Pfalz-Sulzbach (1694–1729) | |||||||||||||
| Marie Eleonore of Hessen-Rotenburg (1675-1720) | |||||||||||||
| Maria Franziska von Pfalz-Sulzbach (1724–1794) | |||||||||||||
| Charles III Philipp Elector Palatinate (1661–1742) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Auguste of the Palatinate (1693–1728) | |||||||||||||
| Ludwika Karolina Charlotte von Radziwiłł-Birze (1667–1695) | |||||||||||||
Amalie died on November 15, 1828 at the age of 76 and was buried in the donor's vault of the Catholic Court Church in Dresden.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Maria Antonia of Bavaria |
Electress of Saxony 1769–1806 |
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Queen of Saxony 1806–1827 |
Maria Theresa of Austria |
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| SURNAME | Amalie von Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maria Amalie Auguste Countess Palatinate and Princess of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Electress and Queen of Saxony, Duchess of Warsaw |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1752 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mannheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1828 |
| Place of death | Dresden |