Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma

Maria Amalia
Maria Amalia, probably by Martin van Meytens; 1760s
Duchess consort of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla
Tenure	19 July 1769 – 9 October 1802
Born	(1746-02-26)26 February 1746 Hofburg, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Died	18 June 1804(1804-06-18) (aged 58) Prague Castle, Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire
Burial	St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague
Spouse	Ferdinand I, Duke of Parma ​ ​ (m. 1769; died 1802)​
Issue among others...	Carolina Maria, Princess Maximilian of Saxony Louis I of Etruria Princess Maria Antonia Princess Maria Carlotta
Names German: Maria Amalia Josepha Johanna Antonia Italian: Maria Amalia Giuseppa Giovanna Antonia French: Marie Amélie Josèphe Jeanne Antoinette
House	Habsburg-Lorraine
Father	Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Maria Theresa

Maria Amalia (Maria Amalia Josepha Johanna Antonia; 26 February 1746 – 18 June 1804) was duchess of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla by marriage to Ferdinand I, Duke of Parma. She was born an archduchess of Austria as the daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I. Upon her arrival in the Parma in 1769 until the death of her husband in 1802, she was the de facto ruler of the duchy.^[1]