Maria Magdalena van Beethoven

Maria Magdalena van Beethoven
Painting by Benedikt Beckenkamp. The portrait's authenticity is disputed: Alexander Wheelock Thayer writes that it rests on "uncertain tradition" and "lacks authoritative attestation".[1]
Born
Maria Magdalena Keverich

(1746-12-19)19 December 1746
Ehrenbreitstein
Died17 July 1787(1787-07-17) (aged 40)
Bonn
Other namesMaria Magdalena Leym
SpouseJohann van Beethoven
Children7, including Ludwig van Beethoven
Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven
Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven

Maria Magdalena van Beethoven, née Keverich (19 December 1746 – 17 July 1787)[2] was the wife of the Bonn court musician Johann van Beethoven, and the mother of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Her birthplace is now a museum, the Mutter-Beethoven-Haus.

  1. ^ Alexander Wheelock Thayer, The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I of III accessed 17 May 2022.
  2. ^ Beethoven, Maria Magdalena van / 1746–1787 Rheinland-Pfälzische Personendatenbank