Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria

Maria Antonia of Bavaria
Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs, 1752
Electress consort of Saxony
Tenure5 October 1763 – 17 December 1763
Born(1724-07-18)18 July 1724
Nymphenburg Palace, Munich
Died23 April 1780(1780-04-23) (aged 55)
Dresden
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1747; died 1763)
Issue
Names
Maria Antonia Walpurgis Symphorosa
HouseWittelsbach
FatherCharles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherMaria Amalia of Austria

Maria Antonia, Princess of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (18 July 1724 – 23 April 1780) was a German princess, composer, singer, harpsichordist and patron of the arts, known particularly for her operas: Il trionfo della fedeltà (“The triumph of fidelity”) and Talestri, regina delle amazoni (“Talestri, queen of the Amazons”). She was Electress of Saxony as the wife of Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony. Following the latter's death in 1763, she became the Regent of Saxony for their son Frederick Augustus I of Saxony.