- Maria Josepha of Saxony
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This article is about Ferdinand VII of Spain's wife. For Emperor Karl I of Austria's mother, see Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony.
Maria Josepha of Saxony 
Queen consort of Spain Tenure 20 October 1819 – 18 May 1829 Spouse Ferdinand VII of Spain Full name Maria Josepha Amalia Beatrix Xaveria Vincentia Aloysia Franziska de Paula Franziska de Chantal Anna Apollonia Johanna Nepomucena Walburga Theresia Ambrosia House House of Wettin
House of BourbonFather Maximilian, Crown Prince of Saxony Mother Carolina of Parma Born 7 December 1803
Dresden, [Saxony]], GermanyDied 18 May 1829 (aged 25)
Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Aranjuez, SpainBurial Royal Crypt, El Escorial Religion Roman Catholicism Maria Josepha of Saxony (Maria Josepha Amalia Beatrix Xaveria Vincentia Aloysia Franziska de Paula Franziska de Chantal Anna Apollonia Johanna Nepomucena Walburga Theresia Ambrosia; 7 December 1803 – 18 May 1829) was Queen consort of Spain as the wife of King Ferdinand VII of Spain. She was the youngest daughter of Prince Maximilian of Saxony (1759–1838) and his first wife, Princess Carolina of Parma (1770–1804), daughter of [[Ferdinand, Duke of Parma. She was a member of the house of Wettin.
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Princess of Saxony
Her mother died during her infancy. Her father sent her to a convent near the Elba river to be cared for.
Queen of Spain
Ferdinand VII of Spain's second wife, Maria Isabel of Portugal, having died in 1818 without descendants, he married Josepha 20 October 1819 in Madrid. The marriage remained childless and Maria Josepha withdrew from public life.
She died of fevers on 18 May 1829 in Aranjuez and was buried in El Escorial. Her husband remarried for the fourth time to Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, who eventually gave birth to the future Queen Isabel II of Spain.
Titles and styles
- 7 December 1803 - 20 December 1806 Her Serene Highness Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony
- 20 December 1806 - 20 October 1819 Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony
- 20 October 1819 – 18 May 1829 Her Majesty The Queen of Spain
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Media related to Maria Josepha of Saxony at Wikimedia CommonsMaria Josepha of SaxonyBorn: 7 December 1803 Died: 18 May 1829Spanish royalty Preceded by
Maria Isabel of PortugalQueen Consort of Spain
20 October 1819 – 18 May 1829Succeeded by
Maria Christina of the Two SiciliesSpanish royal consorts Princess Sophía of Greece and Denmark (1975–)
Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1906–1931) · Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (1879–1885) · Princess Mercedes of Orléans (1878) · Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1870–1873) · Infante Francis of Spain, Duke of Cádiz (1846–1868) · Princess Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1829–1833) · Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (1819–1829) · Infanta Maria Isabel of Portugal (1816–1818) · Julie Clary (1808–1813) · Princess Maria Luisa of Parma (1788–1808) · Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony (1759–1760) · Infanta Barbara of Portugal (1746–1758) · Elisabeth Farnese (1724–1746) · Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1724) · Elisabeth Farnese (1714–1724) · Princess Maria Luisa of Savoy (1701–1714) · Countess Palatine Mariana of Neuburg (1690–1700) · Marie Louise d'Orléans (1679–1689) · Archduchess Mariana of Austria (1649–1665) · Princess Élisabeth of France (1621–1644) · Archduchess Margaret of Austria (1598–1611) · Archduchess Anna of Austria (1570–1580) · Princess Élisabeth of France (1559–1568) · Queen Mary I of England (1556–1558) · Infanta Isabella of Portugal (1526–1539)Princesses of Saxony, duchesses in Saxony by birth The generations are numbered from the ascension of Frederick I as Elector of Saxony in 1423. 1st generation Princess Katharina • Anna, Landgravine of Hesse • Katharina, Electress of Brandenburg2nd generation Amalia, Duchess of Bavaria-Landshut • Anna, Electress of Brandenburg • Margarete, Princess-Abbess of Seusslitz • Margaret, Electress of Brandenburg • Margarete, Countess of Glatz • Hedwig, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg3rd generation Christina, Queen of the Kalmar Union • Katharina, Archduchess of Further Austria • Margarete, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg • Princess Anna4th generation Princess Anna • Princess Agnes • Christine, Landgravine of Hesse • Magdalena, Electoral Princess of Brandeburg • Princess Margarete • Sibylle, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg • Marie, Duchess of Pomerania-Wolgast • Emilie, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach • Sidonie, Duchess of Brunswick-Kalenberg • Princess Margarete5th generation Anna, Princess of Orange • Princess Eleonore • Elisabeth, Countess Palatine Johann Casimir of Simmern • Princess Marie • Dorothea, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel • Princess Amalie • Anna, Duchess of Saxe-Eisenach6th generation Princess Anna Sabine • Sophie, Duchess of Pomerania • Princess Elisabeth • Dorothea, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg7th generation 8th generation Princess Sibylle Marie • Erdmuthe Sophie, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth9th generation none10th generation none11th generation Maria Amalia, Queen of Spain* • Princess Maria Margaretha* • Maria Anna Sophia, Electress of Bavaria* • Maria Josepha, Dauphine of France* • Maria Christina, Abbess of Remiremont* • Princess Maria Elisabeth* • Maria Kunigunde, Abbess of Essen*12th generation Maria Amalia, Duchess of Zweibrücken • Princess Maria Anna • Princess Maria Theresia • Maria Christina, Princess of Carignan13th generation Princess Maria Augusta, "Infanta of Poland" • Princess Amalie • Princess Maria Ludovika • Maria Ferdinanda, Grand Duchess of Tuscany • Princess Maria Johanna • Princess Maria Theresia • Maria Anna, Grand Duchess of Tuscany • Maria Josepha, Queen of Spain14th generation Princess Maria • Elisabeth, Duchess of Genoa • Princess Sidonia • Anna, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Tuscany • Margaretha, Archduchess Charles Louis of Austria • Sophie, Duchess Karl Theodor in Bavaria15th generation Princess Maria • Princess Elisabeth • Princess Mathilde • Maria Josepha, Archduchess Otto Francis of Austria16th generation Princess Maria • Margarete Karola, Princess of Hohenzollern • Maria Alix, Princess of Hohenzollern-Emden • Anna, Archduchess Joseph Francis of Austria17th generation Princess Maria Josepha • Anna de Afif, Princess of Gessaphe • Mathilde, Princess John Henry of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha18th generation Princess Iris,19th generation none20th generation none* princes royal of Poland and Lithuania Categories:- 1803 births
- 1829 deaths
- People from Dresden
- German Roman Catholics
- House of Wettin
- Regents of Spain
- Spanish royal consorts
- Saxon princesses
- House of Bourbon (Spain)
- Burials in the Pantheon of Infantes at El Escorial
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