Father Augustus III of Poland Religion Roman Catholicism | Name Maria of House House of Wettin | |
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Born 13 September 1727
Dresden, Saxony ( 1727-09-13 ) Mother Maria Josepha of Austria Died February 1, 1734, Dresden, Germany Parents Augustus III of Poland, Maria Josepha of Austria Cousins Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria Grandparents Augustus II the Strong Similar People Maria Josepha of Austria, Augustus III of Poland, Maria Amalia of Saxony, Prince Francis Xavier of, Maria Josepha of Saxony | ||
Princess Maria Margaretha of Saxony(Maria Margaretha Franziska Xaveria; 13 September 1727 – 1 February 1734) was a Princess of Poland, Lithuania and Saxony of the House of Wettin.
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Maria Margaretha was born at Dresden, Saxony, as the sixth child of fourteen. Her father, Augustus III of Poland, was the Elector of Saxony (as Frederick Augustus I), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (as Augustus II). Her mother Maria Josepha, born an Archduchess of Austria, was a first cousin of Empress Maria Theresa.
Her sisters included Maria Amalia, Queen of Spain (wife of Charles III of Spain), Maria Josepha, Dauphine of France (mother of Louis XVI), Maria Anna, Electress of Bavaria and Maria Kunigunde, Abbess of Thorn and Essen. Her brothers included two electors of Saxony: Frederick Christian, Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, and also Prince Albert of Saxony, Duke of Teschen (son in law of Empress Maria Theresa).
She died on 1 February 1734, aged 6.