Maria Amalia of Saxony

Maria Amalia of Saxony
Queen Maria Amalia in 1738.
Queen consort o Spain
Tenure	10 August 1759 – 27 September 1760
Queen consort of Naples and Sicily
Tenure	19 June 1738 – 10 August 1759
Born	(1724-11-24)24 November 1724 Dresden Castle, Dresden, Saxony
Died	27 September 1760(1760-09-27) (aged 35) Palace of Buen Retiro, Madrid, Spain
Spouse	Charles III of Spain
Issue	Infanta Maria Josefa Maria Luisa, Holy Roman Empress Felipe, Duke of Calabria Charles IV of Spain Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies Infante Gabriel Infante Antonio Pascual Infante Francisco Javier
Full name
Maria Amalia Christina Franziska Xaveria Flora Walburga
House	Wettin, Albertine Line (by birth) Bourbons of Naples (by marriage)
Father	Augustus III of Poland
Mother	Maria Josepha of Austria
Burial	Pantheon of Kings, El Escorial
Religion	Roman Catholic

Maria Amalia of Saxony (Maria Amalia Christina Franziska Xaveria Flora Walburga; 24 November 1724 – 27 September 1760) was the Queen consort of Naples and Sicily from 1738 till 1759 an then Queen consort of Spain from 1759 until her death by tuberculosis in 1760. She was the mother of the first King of the Two Scilies.

Issue

1. Princess Maria Isabel (6 September 1740 – 2 November 1742) died in infancy.
2. Princess Maria Josefa (20 January 1742 – 1 April 1742) died in infancy.
3. Princess María Isabel Ana (30 April 1743 – 5 March 1749) died in childhood.
4. Princess María Josefa (6 Julie 1744 – 8 December 1801).
5. Princess Maria Luisa (24 November 1745 – 15 May 1792) married Archduke Peter Leopold of Austria and had issue.
6. Prince Felipe, Duke of Calabria (13 June 1747 – 19 September 1777).
7. Charles IV of Spain (11 November 1748 – 19 January 1819 married Princess Maria Luisa of Parma and had issue.
8. Princess Maria Teresa (2 December 1749 – 2 May 1750) died in infancy.
9. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (12 January 1751 – 4 January 1834) married Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria and had issue.
10. Prince Gabriel (11 May 1752 – 23 November 1788) married Infanta Mariana Vitória of Portugal and had issue.
11. Princess Maria Ana (3 July 1754 – 11 May 1755) died in infancy.
12. Prince Antonio Pascual (31 December 1755 – 20 April 1817) married Infanta María Amalia of Spain but had no issue.
13. Prince Francisco Javier (15 February 1757 – 10 April 1771) died in infancy.

Arms

• Heraldry of Maria Amalia of Saxony
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  Arms of Maria Amalia as queen consort of Naples and Sicily.
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  Arms of Maria Amalia as queen consort of Spain.

Titles and styles

• 24 November 1724 - 19 June 1738 Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony.
• 19 June 1738 – 10 August 1759 Her Majesty The Queen [of Naples and Sicily]

10 August 1759 – 27 September 1760 Her Majesty The Queen [of Spain]

Honours

• Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross (Austria)