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19-1469: Maria Anna may refer to: Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1738–1789) , the second but eldest surviving daughter of Maria Theresa, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. Maria Anna Adamberger (1752–1804), Viennese actress Maria Anna de Raschenau , eighteenth-century Viennese composer and nun Maria Anna Mozart , sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Maria Anna of Bavaria (1805–1877) , Queen consort of Saxony Maria Anna of Neuburg (1667–1740), Queen consort of Spain Maria Anna of Portugal (1843–1884) Maria Anna of Savoy (1803–1884), daughter of Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia and wife of Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria Maria Anna of Spain (1606–1646), aka Maria Anna of Austria, daughter of Philip III of Spain and wife of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony (1728–1797) Maria Anna Thekla Mozart , cousin of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Maria Anna von Genzinger (1750–1793), Viennese amateur musician and friend of Joseph Haydn Maria-Anna Galitzine (born 1954), Catholic activist See also [ edit ] Anna Maria (disambiguation) Maria Anna of Bavaria (disambiguation) Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (disambiguation) Archduchess Maria of Austria (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

38-577: A deep friendship with Xaveria Gasser, Abbess of the convent. Thanks to the generous financial support of the Archduchess the monastery hospital could soon be extended, and her own personal physician supervised the patients of the hospital. She also provided welfare assistance in the municipality of Klagenfurt. Her friends were nuns, artists, scientists, and nobles, including the Carinthian iron industrialist Maximilian Thaddäus von Egger. Some of them belonged to

57-405: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1738%E2%80%931789) Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (Maria Anna Josepha Antonia; 6 October 1738 – 19 November 1789) was the second child of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor , and Maria Theresa , Queen of Hungary and Bohemia. As a child, and for a time

76-452: The Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze in 1769. Despite her talents and intelligence, Maria Anna was disliked by high society because her scientific interests were considered unsuitable for her gender, but she was appreciated by the scientific and art world. Empress Maria Theresa died on 29 November 1780, and four months later, Maria Anna moved permanently to Klagenfurt. She quickly developed

95-591: The Freemasons . In 1783, the Klagenfurt Masonic Lodge was founded with a dedication "to charitable Marianna" ( Zur wohltätigen Marianna ) as she was called. Maria Anna devoted herself in Klagenfurt to her scientific interests. She discovered her love for archeology: she donated 30,000 florins for excavations at Zollfeld and also took part in the excavations herself. Close to her younger sister Maria Elisabeth ,

114-561: The Vienna Museum of Natural History ) with the help of her mentor Ignaz von Born , and established her own mineral and insect collection. She financed social projects, archaeological exhumations, artists and scientists. Maria Anna also wrote a book about her mother's politics. Her watercolors and drawings were praised in the professional world. Maria Anna was made an honorary member of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in 1767 and elected member of

133-588: The Archduchess became enthusiastic for the monastic life because the nuns did not care about appearances and Maria Anna always lived with the fear of being ridiculed because of her hump. The death of Emperor Francis I on 18 August 1765 was a devastating blow for Maria Anna. Because her mother was unable to find a royal husband for her, in 1766 Maria Anna was made Princess-Abbess of the Theresian Imperial and Royal Convent for Noble Ladies ( Frauenstift ) in Prague with

152-539: The chapter in order to marry. The Institution was run by a princess-abbess , who was selected by the emperor. Each princess-abbess was, by birth, an Austrian archduchess from the House of Habsburg-Lorraine . With the closing of the neighbouring St. George's Abbey in 1782, the princess-abbess of the Theresian Institution inherited the privilege of crowning the queens of Bohemia . Other administrative roles within

171-585: The christening of her youngest sister Marie Antoinette . In July 1765 the whole Imperial family traveled to Innsbruck for the wedding of the second-oldest son, Leopold . They halted in Klagenfurt , where Maria Anna visited the small monastery that belonged to the Order of Saint Elisabeth , established there in 1710. The encounter with the sisters was to be a turning point in Maria Anna's life. Thea Leitner explains that

190-663: The eldest surviving child, she was heiress presumptive , but she suffered from ill health and physical disability, and did not marry. In 1766 she became abbess of the Theresian Institution of Noble Ladies in Prague. Soon thereafter she moved to Klagenfurt and remained there for the rest of her life. Her palace in Klagenfurt, the Mariannengasse , now houses the Episcopal Palace. Archduchess Maria Anna (known as Marianna )

209-500: The male heir, Liesl because she was considered the most beautiful of the daughters, and Mimi because she was the undisputed favorite child of her mother. Maria Anna was highly intelligent but physically disabled. She suffered from bad health, worsened by the drafty and cold rooms of the Hofburg Palace. In 1757 she contracted pneumonia and almost died, the last rites being called for her. Although she survived, her breathing capacity

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228-481: The monastery of Klagenfurt. Her brother, Emperor Joseph II, deducted the inheritance tax from the income. Her palace is now home to the Prince Bishop's residence, in the Mariannengasse . Maria Anna never married and had no children. Maria Anna is the protagonist of the historical novel ‘The Case of Princess Schwarzenberg 1757’ by Martina Grenze. Theresian Institution of Noble Ladies The Theresian Stift

247-494: The promise of 80,000 florins per year. Despite the opposition of her mother, she decided to give up the Prague position and became an abbess in Klagenfurt with a smaller provision. A palace for her was built by Nicolò Pacassi near the monastery as her residence, the construction of which was completed in 1771. To the abbess of the convent, she wrote: During the time prior to her final move to Klagenfurt, Maria Anna completed her father's coin collection (which later became part of

266-511: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Maria Anna . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maria_Anna&oldid=1060436335 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

285-541: The two lived together in the same convents until their deaths. While her youngest sister, Marie Antoinette , was traveling on her way to Versailles in 1770, she stayed at Klagenfurt for one night. From the winter of 1788 Maria Anna's health deteriorated further. Her shortness of breath became worse and she could hardly move without a wheelchair. She died on 19 November 1789 in the presence of her closest friends. Reportedly, her last words were: Maria Anna left her entire inheritance (amounting to more than 150,000 guilders) to

304-706: Was born on 6 October 1738 at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna , the center of the Habsburg monarchy . As the second but eldest surviving daughter of Maria Theresa , Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor , she was heiress presumptive of the hereditary lands of the Austrian Habsburgs between 1740 and 1741, until her younger brother Joseph (later to be the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II )

323-459: Was born. Her mother gave her the customary education of the princely courts at that time. Maria Anna's musical talents were highly encouraged, but not her humanities talents. Maria Anna was the child least respected and loved by Maria Theresa—her younger brother Joseph and sisters Maria Elisabeth and Maria Christina always received the attention and care of the Empress: Joseph because he was

342-484: Was founded in 1755 by Empress Maria Theresa in order to serve as a religious order for impoverished noblewomen. The Institute officially opened in 1755 and was housed in Prague Castle , enrolling thirty unmarried young women from Austrian and Hungarian aristocratic families who were financially strained. The noblewomen lived as secular canonesses and were not required to take vows of celibacy and were allowed to leave

361-446: Was permanently damaged, and she also developed a fusion of her spine which caused her to have a lump on her back. After that time, she began to have a close relationship with her father, and reportedly became Francis I's favourite child. She shared his interest in science and conducted experiments in chemistry and physics. Despite being disabled, Maria Anna often played important roles in major events of state, including acting as sponsor at

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