Maria Amalia of Austria

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Marie Amalie or Maria Amalia, Archduchess of Austria (October 22, 1701, Vienna - December 11, 1756, Munich) was the daughter of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor and Wilhelmina Amalia, daughter of Duke Frederick of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

She married Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor on October 5, 1722. They had seven children:

• Maximiliane, Princess of Bavaria (1723). Considered to have died young.
• Maria Antonia, Princess of Bavaria (July 18, 1724 - April 23, 1780). Married Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony.
• Therese Benedikta, Princess of Bavaria (December 6, 1725 - March 29, 1734).
• Maximilian III, Elector of Bavaria (March 28, 1727 - December 30, 1777).
• Joseph Ludvig Leo, Prince of Bavaria (August 25, 1728 - December 2, 1733).
• Maria Anna, Princess of Bavaria (August 7, 1734 - May 7, 1776). Married Ludwig Georg Simpert, Margrave of Baden-Baden.
• Maria Josefa, Princess of Bavaria (1739-1767). Married Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.

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