Maria Antonia Electress of Saxony
- Category : Notable-Famous-Royal-family
- Type : PSP
- Profile : 6/2 - Role Model / Hermit
- Definition : Split - Small (57)
- Incarnation Cross : LAX Obscuration 1
Biography
German composer, singer, harpsichordist and patron, known particularly for her operas Il trionfo della fedeltà (Dresden, summer 1754) and Talestri, regina delle amazoni (Nymphenburg Palace, February 6, 1760). The daughter of Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria and Elector Karl Albert of Bavaria (later Emperor Karl VII), she was also the Regent of Saxony in 1763-1768 through her marriage to Friedrich Christian. They had nine children, seven of whom survived infancy. Maria Antonia died on 23 April 1780, aged 55, in Dresden.