However, these plans failed with the War of the Bavarian Succession in 1778, in which King Frederick II stifled the Austrian attempts to exchange the Austrian Netherlands for Bavaria. When Emperor Joseph II tried the scheme again in 1784, Frederick II created the Fürstenbund.
After her husband Maximilian III Joseph died, Maria Anna Sophia spent the rest of her life at Fürstenried Palace and enjoyed the gratitude of the Bavarian people and the heirs of the Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld branch: Charles II, Duke of Zweibrücken, and his brother Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, who finally succeeded Charles Theodore in 1799 as first King of Bavaria.
^Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 100.
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maria, anna, sophia, saxony, other, people, named, maria, anna, saxony, maria, anna, saxony, disambiguation, maria, anna, sophia, sabina, angela, franciska, xaveria, august, 1728, february, 1797, daughter, king, augustus, poland, wife, maria, josepha, austria,. For other people named Maria Anna of Saxony see Maria Anna of Saxony disambiguation Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony Maria Anna Sophia Sabina Angela Franciska Xaveria 29 August 1728 17 February 1797 was a daughter of King Augustus III of Poland and his wife Maria Josepha of Austria who became Electress of Bavaria by marriage to Maximilian III Joseph Elector of Bavaria Maria Anna Sophia of SaxonyPortrait by Georg DesmareesElectress consort of BavariaTenure9 July 1747 30 December 1777Born 1728 08 29 29 August 1728Dresden Castle DresdenDied17 February 1797 1797 02 17 aged 68 Furstenried Palace MunichBurialKatholische HofkircheSpouseMaximilian III Joseph Elector of BavariaNamesMaria Anna Sophia Sabina Angela Franciska XaveriaHouseWettinFatherAugustus III of PolandMotherMaria Josepha of AustriaReligionRoman CatholicismBiography EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Maria Anna as a child by Louis de Silvestre C 1735 Maria Anna s parents had sixteen children her most notable siblings were Frederick Christian Elector of Saxony Queen Maria Amalia of Spain and Maria Josepha Dauphine of France the mother of Kings Louis XVI Louis XVIII of France and Charles X of France Maria Anna was married to her first cousin the Bavarian Elector Maximilian III Joseph in 1747 Having no children of her own Maria Anna negotiated with King Frederick II of Prussia after her husband s death in 1777 to secure Bavaria s independence against Austria and to support the succession rights of the Wittelsbach branch Palatinate Zweibrucken Birkenfeld in Bavaria when the new Elector of Bavaria Charles Theodore attempted to cede Lower Bavaria to Austria A secret treaty with Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II had been concluded in the end In exchange for Lower Bavaria Charles Theodore was to receive the Austrian Netherlands close to his ancestral domains the Palatinate already his patrimony Julich and Berg However these plans failed with the War of the Bavarian Succession in 1778 in which King Frederick II stifled the Austrian attempts to exchange the Austrian Netherlands for Bavaria When Emperor Joseph II tried the scheme again in 1784 Frederick II created the Furstenbund After her husband Maximilian III Joseph died Maria Anna Sophia spent the rest of her life at Furstenried Palace and enjoyed the gratitude of the Bavarian people and the heirs of the Zweibrucken Birkenfeld branch Charles II Duke of Zweibrucken and his brother Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria who finally succeeded Charles Theodore in 1799 as first King of Bavaria Ancestry EditAncestors of Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony 1 16 John George II Elector of Saxony8 John George III Elector of Saxony17 Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg Bayreuth4 Augustus II of Poland18 Frederick III of Denmark9 Anne Sophie of Denmark19 Sophie Amalie of Brunswick Luneburg2 Augustus III of Poland20 Erdmann August of Brandenburg Bayreuth10 Christian Ernst Margrave of Brandenburg Bayreuth21 Sophie of Brandenburg Ansbach5 Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg Bayreuth22 Eberhard III Duke of Wurttemberg11 Sofie Luise of Wurttemberg23 Anna Katharina of Salm Kyrburg1 Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony24 Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor12 Leopold I Holy Roman Emperor25 Maria Anna of Spain6 Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor26 Philipp Wilhelm Elector Palatine13 Eleonore Magdalena of Neuburg27 Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse Darmstadt3 Maria Josepha of Austria28 George Duke of Brunswick Luneburg14 John Frederick Duke of Brunswick Luneburg29 Anne Eleonore of Hesse Darmstadt7 Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick30 Edward Count Palatine of Simmern15 Benedicta Henrietta of Simmern31 Anna GonzagaReferences Edit Genealogie ascendante jusqu au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l Europe actuellement vivans Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living in French Bourdeaux Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel 1768 p 100 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony amp oldid 1126409456, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
