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Maria Amalia of Saxony

1724 - 1760

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Maria Amalia (Maria Amalia Christina Franziska Xaveria Flora Walburga; 24 November 1724 – 27 September 1760) was Queen of Spain from 10 August 1759 until her death in 1760 as the wife of King Charles III. Previously, she had been Queen of Naples and Sicily since marrying Charles on 19 June 1738. She was born a princess of Poland and Saxony, daughter of King Augustus III of Poland and Princess Maria Josepha of Austria. Maria Amalia and Charles had thirteen children, of whom seven survived into adulthood. A popular consort, Maria Amalia oversaw the construction of the Caserta Palace outside Naples as well as various other projects, and she is known for her influence upon the affairs of state. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Amalia of Saxony is the 130th most popular companion (down from 112th in 2019), the 462nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 444th in 2019) and the 14th most popular German Companion.

Maria Amalia of Saxony was born in 1724 and died in 1780. She was the daughter of Augustus III, Elector of Saxony and Maria Josepha of Austria. She married Louis XVI of France and became Queen of France and Navarre. She is most famous for being a queen.

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Among companions, Maria Amalia of Saxony ranks 130 out of 784. Before her are Elizabeth Woodville, Guinevere, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Hoelun, Bianca Maria Sforza, and Josephine of Leuchtenberg. After her are Poppaea Sabina, Cornelia, Halime Hatun, Constance, Queen of Sicily, Queen Anne of Romania, and Fawzia Fuad of Egypt.

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Among people born in 1724, Maria Amalia of Saxony ranks 2. Before her is Immanuel Kant. After her are John Michell, Cao Xueqin, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Louise of Great Britain, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, Peter von Biron, and Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Among people deceased in 1760, Maria Amalia of Saxony ranks 2. Before her is George II of Great Britain. After her are Baal Shem Tov, Nicolaus Zinzendorf, Anna Magdalena Bach, Alaungpaya, Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, Adrien Manglard, Christoph Graupner, William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Andrija Kačić Miošić, and George Clifford III.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Maria Amalia of Saxony ranks 462 out of 7,253. Before her are Werner Herzog (1942), Fanny Mendelssohn (1805), Wolfram von Eschenbach (1170), Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (1743), Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria (1847), and Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (1750). After her are Martin Behaim (1459), Fritz Todt (1891), Julius von Mayer (1814), Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911), Joachim Löw (1960), and Ernst Busch (1885).

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Among COMPANIONS In Germany

Among companions born in Germany, Maria Amalia of Saxony ranks 14. Before her are Isabeau of Bavaria (1370), Frederica of Hanover (1917), Katharina von Bora (1498), Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1691), Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (1868), and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776). After her are Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817), Caroline of Baden (1776), Alexandra Feodorovna (1798), Maria Anna of Neuburg (1667), Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858), and Princess Charlotte of Prussia (1860).

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