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 (March 13, 1741 - February 20, 1790). Married Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
| Preceded by Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska |
Princess consort of Bavaria 1726-1745 |
Succeeded by Maria Anna of Saxony |
| Preceded by Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick |
Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, German Queen 1742-1745 |
Succeeded by Maria Theresa of Austria |
| Queen Consort of Bohemia 1741-1743 |
Succeeded by Emperor Francis I |
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