Maria Josepha of Austria

Maria Josepha
Portrait by Louis de Silvestre, 1733
Queen consort of Poland Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania
Tenure	5 October 1733 –17 November 1757
Coronation	17 January 1734 Wawel Cathedral, Kraków
Electress consort of Saxony
Tenure	1 February 1733 –17 November 1757
Born	(1699-12-08)8 December 1699 Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Died	17 November 1757(1757-11-17) (aged 57) Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Burial	Catholic Court Church, Dresden
Spouse	Augustus III of Poland ​ ​ (m. 1719)​
Issue ...among others	Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony Maria Amalia, Queen of Spain Maria Anna, Electress of Bavaria Franz Xavier, Prince Regent Maria Josepha, Dauphine of France Karl, Duke of Courland Maria Christina, Abbess of Remiremont Princess Maria Elisabeth Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen Clemens Wenceslaus, Archbishop of Trier Maria Kunigunde, Abbess of Essen
House	Habsburg
Father	Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick

Maria Josepha of Austria (Maria Josepha Benedikta Antonia Theresia Xaveria Philippine, Polish: Maria Józefa; 8 December 1699 – 17 November 1757)^[1] was the Queen of Poland and Electress of Saxony by marriage to Augustus III. From 1711 to 1717, she was heiress presumptive to the Habsburg monarchy. Her sister Maria Amalia became Electress of Bavaria.