Maria Magdalena van Beethoven

Maria Magdalena van Beethoven
Painting by Benedikt Beckenkamp. The portrait's authenticity is disputed: Alexander Wheelock Thayer writes that it rests on "uncertain tradition" and "lacks authoritative attestation".[1]
Born	Maria Magdalena Keverich (1746-12-19)19 December 1746 Ehrenbreitstein
Died	17 July 1787(1787-07-17) (aged 40) Bonn
Other names	Maria Magdalena Leym
Spouse	Johann van Beethoven
Children	7, including Ludwig van Beethoven Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven

Maria Magdalena van Beethoven, née Keverich (19 December 1746 – 17 July 1787)^[2] was the wife of the Bonn court musician Johann van Beethoven, and the mother of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Her birthplace is now a museum, the Mutter-Beethoven-Haus [de].