The Mozart family were the ancestors, relatives, and descendants of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The earliest documents mentioning the name "Mozart", then spelled "Motzhart" or "Motzhardt", are from the Bavarian part of Swabia (today the Regierungsbezirk of Bavarian Swabia).
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Mozart family
edit- Heinrich Motzhardt (after 1320–1400)
- Andris Motzhardt (?–1485)
- Hans Motzhardt
- David Motzhardt (?–1625/6), farmer in Pfersee, today a suburb of Augsburg
- David Motzhardt (1620/1/2–1685), bricklayer and master builder in Augsburg; built the tower of the church in Dillingen an der Donau; married Maria Negeler (1622–1697)
- Daniel Mozart (1645–1683)
- Hans Georg Mozart (1647–1719), bricklayer and master builder, guild master, built the provost's church St Georg in Augsburg, collaborated at the Fugger residence
- Franz Mozart (1649–1693/4), master builder
- Johann Georg Mozart (1679 – 1736), bookbinder in Augsburg, married (i) Anna Maria Banegger, childless; (ii) Anna Maria Sulzer (1696–1766)
- Leopold Mozart (1719–1787), composer, married Anna Maria Pertl (1720–1778)
- Johann Leopold Joachim Mozart (1748–1749)
- Maria Anna Cordula Mozart (1749–1749)
- Maria Anna Nepomucena Walpurgis Mozart (1750–1750)
- Maria Anna Mozart (Nicknamed "Nannerl"), (1751–1829) married Johann Baptist Franz von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (1736–1801)
- Leopold Alois Pantaleon von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (1785–1840), married Josephine Fuggs (1795-?)
- Henriette von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (1817–1890), married Franz Forschter (1806–1871)
- Gustav Forschter (1841–1875)
- Bertha Forschter (1842–1919)
- Cäsar August Ernst von Bechtold zu Sonnenburg (1822–1822)
- Henriette von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (1817–1890), married Franz Forschter (1806–1871)
- Jeanette von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (1789–1805)
- Maria Babette von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (1790–1791)
- Leopold Alois Pantaleon von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (1785–1840), married Josephine Fuggs (1795-?)
- Johann Karl Amadeus Mozart (1752–1753)
- Maria Crescentia Francisca de Paula Mozart (1754–1754)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), composer, married Constanze Weber (1762–1842)
- Raimund Leopold Mozart (1783–1783)
- Karl Thomas Mozart (1784–1858), official in the service of the Viceroy of Naples in Milan; unmarried and childless
- Johann Thomas Leopold Mozart (1786–1786)
- Theresia Constantia Adelhaid Friederica Marianna Mozart (1787–1788)
- Anna Maria Mozart (1789–1789)
- Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791–1844), composer and teacher; unmarried and childless
- Johann Christian Mozart (1721–1722)
- Johann Christian Mozart (1722–1755)
- Joseph Ignaz Mozart (1725–1796)
- Franz Alois Mozart (1727–1791), bookbinder in Augsburg, married Maria Victoria Eschenbach
- Maria Anna Thekla Mozart ("Bäsle") (1758–1841)
- Maria Josepha Berbier (1784–1842), married Franz Joseph Streitel
- Carl Joseph Streitel (c. 1803), died in infancy
- Maria Josepha Berbier (1784–1842), married Franz Joseph Streitel
- Maria Anna Thekla Mozart ("Bäsle") (1758–1841)
- Maria Eleonora Mozart (1729–1806)
- Marie Dorothea Mozart (1731–1751)
- Theresia Franziska Mozart (1734–1800)
- Lorenz Anton Mozart (1735–1736)
- Leopold Mozart (1719–1787), composer, married Anna Maria Pertl (1720–1778)
- Anton Paul Mozart 1760-1857Franz Mozart (sculptor) (1681–1732)
- Johann Georg Mozart (1679 – 1736), bookbinder in Augsburg, married (i) Anna Maria Banegger, childless; (ii) Anna Maria Sulzer (1696–1766)
- Maria Mozart (1652–1697)
- David Mozart (1653–1710), a Conventual Franciscan
- Johann Michael Mozart (1655–1718), sculptor
- Anna Maria Mozart (1657–1725)
- Catgarina Mozart (1659–1704)
- David Motzhardt (1620/1/2–1685), bricklayer and master builder in Augsburg; built the tower of the church in Dillingen an der Donau; married Maria Negeler (1622–1697)
- Jerg Motzhart
- David Motzhardt (?–1625/6), farmer in Pfersee, today a suburb of Augsburg
- Hans Motzhardt
- Andris Motzhardt (?–1485)
Weber family
editThe Weber family became connected with the Mozart family through the marriage of Wolfgang Amadeus to Constanze. The family were from Zell im Wiesental, Germany and included:
- Fridolin Weber (1691–1754), married Maria Eva Schlar[1]
- Franz Fridolin Weber (1733–1779), married Cäcilia Cordula Stamm (1727–1793)
- Josepha Weber (1758–1819), soprano, married (i) Franz de Paula Hofer (1755–96) (ii) Sebastian Mayer (1773–1835)
- Aloysia Weber (c. 1760–1839), soprano, married Joseph Lange (1751–1831)
- Constanze Weber (1762–1842), married (i) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) (ii) Georg Nikolaus von Nissen (1761–1826)
- six children by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as above
- Sophie Weber (1763–1846), singer, married Jakob Haibel (1762–1826)
- Franz Anton Weber (1734–1812)[2]
- Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826), composer
- Franz Fridolin Weber (1733–1779), married Cäcilia Cordula Stamm (1727–1793)
Gallery
editLeopold Mozart, his wife and children
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Leopold Mozart, c. 1765
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Maria Anne Mozart ("Nannerl"), c. 1785
Wolfgang Mozart's wife and children
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Constanze Mozart née Weber, 1802
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Franz Xaver Mozart and Karl Mozart. 1798
References
edit- ^ Kiefer, Siegfried (2003). "Die Ahnentafel der Familie Weber". Constanze Mozart (in German). Archived from the original on 7 August 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ Massenbach, Camilla von (2007). "Franz Anton Weber". Links. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
Further reading
edit- Krist-Krug, Gabriele (2006). Hans Georg Mozart (1647–1719). Barockbaumeister einer berühmeten Familie aus Augsburg: Leben und Werk. Augsburg: Wißner. ISBN 3-89639-522-X.
- Layer, Adolf (1970/71). Die Augsburger Künstlerfamilie Mozart. Augsburg: Verlag Die Brigg. OL 17395339M OCLC 1068542559
- Sadie, Julie Anne; Sadie, Stanley (10 July 2005). Calling on the Composer: A Guide to European Composer Houses and Museums. Yale University Press. p. 267. ISBN 0300107501. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
External links
edit- Media related to Mozart family at Wikimedia Commons