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Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria

1724 - 1780

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Maria Antonia, Princess 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria is the 259th most popular composer (down from 242nd in 2019), the 974th most popular biography from Germany (down from 969th in 2019) and the 37th most popular German Composer.

Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria is most famous for being the sister of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, or Sisi.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria ranks 259 out of 1,451. Before her are Eugen d'Albert, Francis Lai, Carl Stamitz, Vincent d'Indy, Alfred Schnittke, and James Horner. After her are Pierre Schaeffer, Ion Ivanovici, Antonio Caldara, Francesco Landini, Niels Gade, and Giovanni Battista Sammartini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1724, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria ranks 8. Before her are Maria Amalia of Saxony, John Michell, Cao Xueqin, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, and Louise of Great Britain. After her are Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, Peter von Biron, Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Franz Aepinus. Among people deceased in 1780, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria ranks 5. Before her are Maria Theresa, Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, Bernardo Bellotto, and Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine. After her are Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, Kristijonas Donelaitis, Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Jacques-Germain Soufflot, Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Hiraga Gennai.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria ranks 974 out of 7,253. Before her are Prince Augustus William of Prussia (1722), Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (1173), Josef Terboven (1898), Josef Albers (1888), Julius Schreck (1898), and Gottfried Semper (1803). After her are Prince Henry of Prussia (1862), Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1671), Carl Gustav Hempel (1905), Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1715), Hans Scholl (1918), and Christina of Saxony (1461).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria ranks 37. Before her are Johann Ambrosius Bach (1645), Johann Joachim Quantz (1697), Carl Reinecke (1824), Engelbert Humperdinck (1854), Carl Friedrich Abel (1723), and Carl Stamitz (1745). After her are Johann Christoph Bach (1671), Johann Christoph Bach (1642), Friedrich Kuhlau (1786), Hanns Eisler (1898), Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1709), and Georg Böhm (1661).

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