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Maria Kunigunde of Saxony
Princess and abbess (1740–1826) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maria Kunigunde of Saxony (Maria Kunigunde Dorothea Hedwig Franziska Xaveria Florentina; 10 November 1740 in Warsaw – 8 April 1826 in Dresden) was Princess-Abbess of Essen and Thorn. She was a titular Princess of Poland, Lithuania and Saxony of the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin. She was a member of the Order of the Starry Cross and a collegiate lady in the abbey at Münsterbilzen.
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Maria Kunigunde of Saxony | |
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![]() Portrait of Princess Maria Kunigunde in court attire, by Pietro Rotari. | |
Born | (1740-11-10)10 November 1740 Warsaw, Poland |
Died | 8 April 1826(1826-04-08) (aged 85) Dresden, Saxony |
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House | Wettin |
Father | Augustus III of Poland |
Mother | Maria Josepha of Austria |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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