Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria

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Maria Antonia of Bavaria
Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs, 1752
Electress consort of Saxony
Tenure	5 October 1763 – 17 December 1763
Born	(1724-07-18)18 July 1724 Nymphenburg Palace, Munich
Died	23 April 1780(1780-04-23) (aged 55) Dresden
Burial	Katholische Hofkirche
Spouse	Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony ​ ​ (m. 1747; died 1763)​
Issue	Frederick Augustus I, King of Saxony Anthony, King of Saxony Maria Amalia, Duchess of Zweibrücken Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
Names Maria Antonia Walpurgis Symphorosa
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Maria Amalia of Austria

Maria Antonia, Princess of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (18 July 1724 – 23 April 1780) was a German princess, composer, singer, harpsichordist and patron of the arts, known particularly for her operas: Il trionfo della fedeltà (“The triumph of fidelity”) and Talestri, regina delle amazoni (“Talestri, queen of the Amazons”). She was Electress of Saxony as the wife of Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony. Following the latter's death in 1763, she became the Regent of Saxony for their son Frederick Augustus I of Saxony.