Maria Amalia, Holy Roman Empress

Maria Amalia of Austria
Portrait by Joseph Vivien
Holy Roman Empress
Queen consort of Germany
Tenure12 February 1742 – 20 January 1745
Queen consort of Bohemia
Tenure9 December 1741–1743
Electress consort of Bavaria
Tenure26 February 1726 – 20 January 1745
Born(1701-10-22)22 October 1701
Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Died11 December 1756(1756-12-11) (aged 55)
Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1722; died 1745)
Issue
Names
Maria Amalie Josefa Anna
HouseHabsburg
FatherJoseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherWilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Maria Amalia of Austria (German: Maria Amalia Josefa Anna; 22 October 1701 – 11 December 1756) was Holy Roman empress, queen of Bohemia, and electress of Bavaria among many other titles as the spouse of Emperor Charles VII. By birth, she was an archduchess of Austria as the daughter of Emperor Joseph I. One of her children was Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria.