House House of Lorraine | Role 1780–1798 Name Archduchess Amalia | |
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Parents Maria Luisa of Spain, Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor Grandparents Maria Theresa, Charles III of Spain, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, Maria Amalia of Saxony Cousins Louis XVII of France, Ferdinand VII of Spain, Marie Therese of France, Carlota Joaquina of Spain, Princess Sophie Helene B Similar People Leopold II - Holy Roman E, Maria Luisa of Spain, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Francis II - Holy Roman E, Archduke Rainer Joseph of | ||
Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (Maria Amalia Josephe Johanna Katharina Theresia; 15 October 1780 - 25 December 1798) was an Archduchess of Austria by birth.
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Biography
Maria Amalia 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 of Austria, 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. In 1790, her father became emperor and the family moved to Vienna. She died unmarried at the age of only 18 years in Vienna.