Princess Maria Antonia of Bavaria

Princess Maria Antonia of Bavaria
Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs
Electress consort of Saxony
Tenure	5 October 1763 - 17 December 1763
Born	(1724-07-18)18 July 1724 Nymphenburg Palace, Munich
Died	23 April 1780(1780-04-23) (aged 55) Dresden
Spouse	Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony (m 20 June 1747)
Issue	Frederick Augustus I, King of Saxony Anthony, King of Saxony Maria Amalia, Duchess of Zweibrücken Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
Full name
Maria Antonia Walpurgis Symphorosa
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Maria Amalia of Austria
Burial	Katholische Hofkirche

Princess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (18 July 1724 – 23 April 1780) was a German princess, composer, singer, harpsichordist and patron of the arts, known particularly for her operas: Il trionfo della fedeltà (“The triumph of fidelity”) and Talestri, regina delle amazoni (“Talestri, queen of the Amazons”). She was Electress of Saxony as the wife of Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony. Following the latter's death in 1763, she became the Regent of Saxony for their son Frederick Augustus I of Saxony.

Issue

1. A son (9 June 1748)
2. Friedrich August I of Saxony (23 December 1750 – 5 May 1827) married Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and had issue
3. Prince Karl Maximilian of Saxony (24 September 1752 – 8 September 1781) never married.
4. Prince Joseph of Saxony (26 January 1754 – 25 March 1763) died in infancy
5. Prince Anton of Saxony (27 December 1755 – 6 June 1836) married Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy but had no issue; married Maria Theresa of Austria but had no surviving issue
6. Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony (26 September 1757 – 20 April 1831) married Karl II August of Zweibrücken and had issue
7. Prince Maximilian of Saxony (13 April 1759 – 3 January 1838) married Princess Carolina of Parma and had issue; married secondly Princess Maria Luisa Carlota of Parma without issue
8. Princess Maria Anna of Saxony (27 February 1761 – 26 November 1820) never married.
9. Stillborn son (1762).

Titles

• 18 July 1724 - 20 June 1747 Princess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Duchess of Bavaria.
• 20 June 1747 - 5 October 1763 The Electoral Princess of Saxony.
• 5 October 1763 - 17 December 1763 The Electress of Saxony.
• 17 December 1763 - 23 April 1780 The Dowager Electress of Saxony.