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Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (1735–1782)

Princess Maria Christina
Abbess of Remiremont
Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Princesse Marie-Christine de Saxe (c. 1762-1763).jpg
Maria Christina by Maurice Quentin de La Tour
Born (1735-02-15)15 February 1735
Wilanów Palace, Warsaw, Poland
Died 19 November 1782(1782-11-19) (aged 47)
Château de Brumath, Brumath, France
Burial 15 December 1782
Église des Dames, Remiremont, France
Full name
Maria Christina Anna Theresa Salomea Eulalia Francisca Xaveria
House Wettin
Father Augustus III of Poland
Mother Maria Josepha of Austria
Religion Roman Catholicism
Full name
Maria Christina Anna Theresa Salomea Eulalia Francisca Xaveria

Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (Maria Christina Anna Theresa Salomea Eulalia Francisca Xaveria; 12 February 1735 – 19 November 1782) was a Princess of Saxony and later Abbess of Remiremont.

Her father, Augustus III of Poland, was the Elector of Saxony (as Frederick Augustus I), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (as Augustus II). Her mother Maria Josepha, born an Archduchess of Austria, was a first cousin of Empress Maria Theresa.

She was the tenth child of fourteen. Her sisters included Maria Amalia, Queen of Spain (wife of Charles III of Spain), Maria Josepha, Dauphine of France (mother of Louis XVI), Maria Anna, Electress of Bavaria and Maria Kunigunde, Abbess of Thorn and Essen.

Her brothers included two electors of Saxony: Frederick Christian, Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, and also Prince Albert of Saxony, Duke of Teschen (son in law of Empress Maria Theresa).

Maria Christina was born at the Wilanów Palace in Poland. She came from a close family and her parents made sure they put emphasis on a good education. The young princess was educated in Latin, French, Polish, philosophy, geography, religion, drawing, music and dance.


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