Maria Amalia of Saxony

Maria Amalia of Saxony
Maria Amalia overlooking the Neapolitan crown, by Giuseppe Bonito, c. 1745.
Queen consort of Spain
Tenure	10 August 1759 – 27 September 1760
Queen consort of Naples and Sicily
Tenure	19 June 1738 – 10 August 1759
Born	(1724-11-24)24 November 1724 Dresden Castle, Dresden, Saxony
Died	27 September 1760(1760-09-27) (aged 35) Buen Retiro Palace, Madrid, Spain
Burial	El Escorial, Spain
Spouse	Charles III of Spain ​ ​ (m. 1738)​
Issue Detail	Princess Maria Isabel Infanta María Josefa María Luisa, Holy Roman Empress Infante Philip, Duke of Calabria Charles IV, King of Spain Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies Infante Gabriel Infante Antonio Pascual Infante Francisco Javier
Names German: Maria Amalia Christina Franziska Xaveria Flora Walburga Spanish: María Amalia Cristina Francisca Javiera Flora Walburga Polish:Maria Amalia Franciszka Krystyna Wettyn
House	Wettin
Father	Augustus III of Poland
Mother	Maria Josepha of Austria
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Maria Amalia (Maria Amalia Christina Franziska Xaveria Flora Walburga; 24 November 1724 – 27 September 1760) was Queen of Spain from 10 August 1759 until her death in 1760 as the wife of King Charles III. Previously, she had been Queen of Naples and Sicily since marrying Charles on 19 June 1738. She was born a princess of Poland and Saxony, daughter of King Augustus III of Poland and Princess Maria Josepha of Austria. Maria Amalia and Charles had thirteen children, of whom seven survived into adulthood. A popular consort, Maria Amalia oversaw the construction of the Caserta Palace outside Naples as well as various other projects, and she is known for her influence upon the affairs of state.