Maria Amalia of Saxony
Noble person
1724 – 1760
Who was Maria Amalia of Saxony?
Maria Amalia of Saxony was a German princess from the House of Wettin and the wife of Charles III of Spain; she was the Queen consort of Naples and Sicily from 1738 till 1759 and then Queen consort of Spain from 1759 until her death in 1760. The mother of thirteen children, she enjoyed a loving relationship with her husband. A popular consort, she oversaw the construction of the Caserta Palace outside Naples as well as various other projects in her husband's domains. Moving to Spain in 1759, she then set about the improvements to the Royal Palace of Madrid but died of tuberculosis before its completion. Maria Amalia was politically active and openly participated in state affairs in both Naples and Spain.
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- Born
- Nov 24, 1724
Dresden Castle - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Charles III of Spain
(1738/05/08 - 1760/09/27)
- Charles III of Spain
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Sep 27, 1760
Buen Retiro Palace - Resting place
- El Escorial
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on July 23, 2013
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