Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (1735–1782)
Maria Christina Anna Theresia Salomea Eulalia Franziska Xaveria of Saxony and Poland ( born February 12, 1735 in Warsaw, † November 19, 1782 in Brumath ) was one of the Albertine line of the princely family of Wettin derived kursächsisch -Polish princess and later Star Order of the Cross lady and Abbess of the free secular realm pin in Remiremont.
Life
Maria Christina was the daughter of the Elector and King August III. of Saxony and Poland (1696-1763) and his wife Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (1699-1757), daughter of Emperor Joseph I and Princess Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick- Lüneburg. Your paternal grandparents were Prince Elector and King Augustus II the Strong and Princess Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg- Bayreuth. Put great emphasis on parents a good education for their children, even for the princesses. So Maria Christina was taught in Latin, French, Polish, philosophy, geography, religion, drawing, music and dance.
Still tenure of the Abbess Hiéronyme Béatrice de Lorraine (1662-1738) Maria Christina was in 1760 elected Koadjutorin with the right of succession (as abbess ). The choice was unanimous, which is not surprising, but were flown 45,000 florins to the voting canonesses and canons in Remiremont in advance from Vienna and Dresden. After the death of Maria Christina's choice already 76 years old and ailing predecessor Hiéronyme Béatrice de Lorraine Princess Maria Christiana joined in 1773 at the office of abbess in Remiremont. As Abbess in Remiremont she had a seat and vote in the Reichstag, all rights and obligations of an imperial princess (such as Low jurisdiction, taxation, legislation, coinage and military service ), and enjoyed immunity from the secular power.
Princess-Abbess Maria Christina died on 19 November 1782 Brumath and was buried in the crypt to Dresden.
Pedigree
Elector Johann Georg II (1613-1680) ∞ 1638 Magdalena Sibylle of Brandenburg- Bayreuth (1612-1687)
King Friedrich III. (1609-1670) ∞ 1643 Sophie Amalie of Brunswick- Calenberg (1628-1685)
Erdmann August von Brandenburg -Bayreuth (1615-1651) ∞ 1641 Sophie of Brandenburg- Ansbach (1614-1646)
Duke Eberhard III. (1614-1674) ∞ 1637 Anna Katharina Dorothea von Salm- Kyrburg (1614-1655)
Kaiser Ferdinand III. (1608-1657) ∞ 1631 Maria Anna of Spain (1606-1646)
Elector Philipp Wilhelm of the Palatinate (1615-1690) ∞ 1653 Elisabeth Amalia of Hesse- Darmstadt (1635-1709)
Duke Georg (1582-1641) ∞ 1617 Anna Eleonore of Hesse- Darmstadt (1601-1659)
Edward of the Palatinate (1625-1663) ∞ 1645 Anna Gonzaga (1616-1684)
Elector Johann Georg III. (1647-1691) ∞ 1666 Anna Sophie of Denmark and Norway (1647-1717)
Margrave Christian Ernst of Brandenburg- Bayreuth (1644-1712) ∞ 1671 Sophie Luise of Württemberg (1642-1702)
Emperor Leopold I (1640-1705) ∞ 1676 Eleonore Magdalene of the Palatinate (1655-1720)
Duke Johann Friedrich of Brunswick- Calenberg (1625-1679) ∞ 1668 Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate (1652-1730)
King August II (1670-1733) ∞ 1693 Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg -Bayreuth (1671-1727)
Emperor Joseph I (1678-1711) ∞ 1699 Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick- Calenberg (1673-1742)
King August III. (1696-1763) ∞ 1719 Maria Josepha of Austria (1699-1757)
Maria Christina of Saxony
- Prince (Saxony )
- Albertiner
- Abbot
- Bearer of the Star Cross Order
- German
- Born in 1735
- Died in 1782
- Woman