Duchess Violante Beatrice of Bavaria
Violante Beatrice of Bavaria (* January 23, 1673 in Munich, † May 29, 1731 in Florence) was the youngest daughter of Ferdinand Maria of Bavaria and Henriette Adelheid, since November 25, 1688 by procurationem married Ferdinando de ' Medici, Grand Duke Tuscany, from 1717 until her death in 1731 Governor of Siena.
Life
Violante Beatrix grew up in the capital city of Munich and received a monastic education. She was extremely interested and musically gifted, wrote plays and played the harpsichord and flute, she was also six languages, in speech and writing powerful. After her marriage with Ferdinand de Medici and the death of her mother Marguerite Louise d' Orléans she was first lady in the Grand Duchy. After a long illness she was barren and so the marriage remained childless.
After the death of her husband in 1713 Violante Beatrix lost than childless widow of Hereditary Grand Duke their position in the Grand Duchy. A return to her brother's court of the Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria proved to be due to the Spanish War of Succession to be difficult. Finally, she was appointed in 1717 by her father, Cosimo III. , The Governor of Siena.
As governor of Siena, she was largely responsible for the prosperity of the city in cultural and economic terms. So they ordered the division of the participants in the famous Palio by districts (called Contraden ) to. Furthermore, they forbade the castration of Boys' Choir and was only singers instead of the castrati occur. They also talked a very good relationship to Rome. She was awarded the papal legate with the rare "Golden Rose".
1730 Violante Beatrix's health deteriorated rapidly and she died on 29 May 1731. In her will, her nephew Ferdinand Maria, monasteries, churches and orphanages were next to the main heir, considered in Bavaria and Italy. In addition, all members of her household got their reward for 20 years paid.
- Wittelsbach ( Bavaria -Munich line )
- German
- Carrier of the Golden Rose
- Born in 1673
- Died in 1731
- Woman