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Maria Josepha of Bavaria
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Maria Josepha (Marie Josephe Antonie Walburga Felicitas Regula, 30 March 1679 - 28 May 1767), Princess of Bavaria, was the daughter of Charles Albert, Elector of Bavaria and Maria Amalia of Austria. She was a member of the house of Wittelsbach.
Born on 30 March 1739 in Munich, Bavaria, on 23 January 1765, she married the widowed Joseph, King of the Romans and the heir of the Emperor Francis I and Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, in Schönbrunn Palace.
Upon her father-in-law's death on 18 August 1765, Maria Josepha became, in name, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire. Her mother-in-law, however, remained the most powerful and important figure in the Empire and at court in Vienna, and Maria Josepha's marriage to Joseph is said to have been an unhappy one. Maria Josepha died of smallpox on 28 May 1767, and was buried in the Capuchin monastery in Vienna.
| Preceded by Maria Theresa of Austria |
Queen of the Romans 1765 |
Succeeded by None |
| Holy Roman Empress 1765-1767 |
Succeeded by Maria Louisa of Spain |
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| German Queen 1765–1767 |
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