House House of Wittelsbach Spouse Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria | Religion Roman Catholicism | |
Born 18 July 1753Schwetzingen ( 1753-07-18 ) Issue Maria Elisabeth, Princess of NeûchatelDuke Pius August Father Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Mother Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach Died 4 February 1824, Bamberg, Germany Children Duke Pius August in Bavaria Parents Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken Grandchild Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria Similar Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria, Countess Palatine Maria Fra, Frederick Michael - Count Pal, Duke Pius August in Bavaria, Princess Amélie Louise of | ||
Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (18 July 1753 – 4 February 1824) was Countess Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen and Duchess in Bavaria, through her marriage to Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria. Maria Anna was a great-grandmother of Empress Elisabeth of Austria through his son Duke Pius August in Bavaria
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Family
Maria Anna was born in Schwetzingen, as the second daughter of Count Palatine Frederick Michael of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler and his wife, Countess Palatine Maria Francisca of Palatinate-Sulzbach. She was the sister of Maximilian Joseph, later King of Bavaria and Amalie, the last Electress and first Queen of Saxony.
Marriage and issue
Maria Anna married Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria, a son of John, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen and his wife Sophie Charlotte of Salm-Dhaun, on 30 January 1780 in Mannheim. Wilhelm and Maria Anna had two children: