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Maria Josepha of Saxony (Dresden
Dresden

Dresden is the capital city of the Germany Federal Free state of Saxony. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon triangle metropolitan area....
, 7 December 1803 – Aranjuez
Aranjuez

Aranjuez is a town in the southern part of the Autonomous Community of Community of Madrid in central Spain and lies 48 km south of the city of Madrid....
, 18 May 1829) was daughter of Prince Maximilian of Saxony (1759-1838) and his first wife, Princess Caroline of Bourbon-Parma (1770-1804), daughter of Duke Ferdinand
Ferdinand, Duke of Parma

Ferdinand of Bourbon, Duke of Parma was List of Dukes of Parma Duchy of Parma from 1765 to 1802. He was the second child and only son of Philip, Duke of Parma and Princess Louise-?lisabeth of France....
 of Parma
Duchy of Parma

The Duchy of Parma was created in 1545 from that part of the Duchy of Milan south of the Po River, as a fief for Pope Paul III's illegitimate son, Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, centered on the city of Parma....
. She was a member of the house of Wettin
Wettin (dynasty)

The House of Wettin was a dynasty of Germany counts, dukes, Prince Elector and monarchs that ruled the area of today's German states of Saxony, the Saxon part of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia for more than 800 years as well as holding at times the kingship of Poland....
. She was a fervent Roman Catholic.

On October 20, 1819 she married Ferdinand VII
Ferdinand VII of Spain

Ferdinand VII was list of Spanish monarchs twice, in 1808, and from 1813 to 1833 . He was also known as 'Ferdinand, the desired'.The eldest surviving son of Charles IV of Spain, king of Spain, and of his wife Maria Louisa of Parma, he was born in the vast palace of El Escorial near Madrid....
, King of Spain. They had no children. Maria Josepha is buried in the Royal Crypt in El Escorial
El Escorial

El Escorial is an historical residence of the king of Spain. It is one of the Spanish royal sites and functions as a monastery, royal palace, museum and school....
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Maria Josepha of Saxony (Dresden
Dresden

Dresden is the capital city of the Germany Federal Free state of Saxony. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon triangle metropolitan area....
, 7 December 1803 – Aranjuez
Aranjuez

Aranjuez is a town in the southern part of the Autonomous Community of Community of Madrid in central Spain and lies 48 km south of the city of Madrid....
, 18 May 1829) was daughter of Prince Maximilian of Saxony (1759-1838) and his first wife, Princess Caroline of Bourbon-Parma (1770-1804), daughter of Duke Ferdinand
Ferdinand, Duke of Parma

Ferdinand of Bourbon, Duke of Parma was List of Dukes of Parma Duchy of Parma from 1765 to 1802. He was the second child and only son of Philip, Duke of Parma and Princess Louise-?lisabeth of France....
 of Parma
Duchy of Parma

The Duchy of Parma was created in 1545 from that part of the Duchy of Milan south of the Po River, as a fief for Pope Paul III's illegitimate son, Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, centered on the city of Parma....
. She was a member of the house of Wettin
Wettin (dynasty)

The House of Wettin was a dynasty of Germany counts, dukes, Prince Elector and monarchs that ruled the area of today's German states of Saxony, the Saxon part of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia for more than 800 years as well as holding at times the kingship of Poland....
. She was a fervent Roman Catholic.

On October 20, 1819 she married Ferdinand VII
Ferdinand VII of Spain

Ferdinand VII was list of Spanish monarchs twice, in 1808, and from 1813 to 1833 . He was also known as 'Ferdinand, the desired'.The eldest surviving son of Charles IV of Spain, king of Spain, and of his wife Maria Louisa of Parma, he was born in the vast palace of El Escorial near Madrid....
, King of Spain. They had no children. Maria Josepha is buried in the Royal Crypt in El Escorial
El Escorial

El Escorial is an historical residence of the king of Spain. It is one of the Spanish royal sites and functions as a monastery, royal palace, museum and school....
.

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