Amalie Marie Friederike Auguste (10 August 1794 â€" 18 September
1870),[1] Princess of Saxony, full name Maria Amalia Friederike
Augusta Karolina Ludovica Josepha Aloysia Anna Nepomucena Philippina
Vincentia Franziska de Paula Franziska de Chantal, was a German
composer writing under the pen name A. Serena, and a dramatist under
the name Amalie Heiter. She was the daughter of Prince Maximilian of
Saxony and Princess Carolina of Parma.Princess Amalie was the eldest
child of Prince Maximilian of Saxony and Princess Carolina of Parma.
She was named after her maternal grandmother, Maria Amalia, Duchess of
Parma. She was also the granddaughter of Frederick Christian, Elector
of Saxony; niece of Frederick Augustus I, King of Saxony and Anthony,
King of Saxony; sister of Frederick Augustus II, King of Saxony and
John, King of Saxony; and aunt of Albert, King of Saxony and George,
King of Saxony.She lived her entire life in Pillnitz Castle near
Dresden, Germany. She was a well-educated and intellectually curious
woman who composed chamber music, opera, and sacred music, sang, wrote
comedies, and played the harpsichord. Married to Franciscus de
Merendonque in 1817 [2]Amalie was a young girl during the time of the
Napoleonic wars and had to flee from her castle several times. She and
her family were forced to sleep on straw wherever they could find
shelter. She met Napoleon several times and held a negative opinion of
him. When Napoleon observed that she was angry with him because he
warred against her family, but that she should and would accustom
herself to the situation, she firmly replied that there were some
things that can't be accustomed to.[3]
1870),[1] Princess of Saxony, full name Maria Amalia Friederike
Augusta Karolina Ludovica Josepha Aloysia Anna Nepomucena Philippina
Vincentia Franziska de Paula Franziska de Chantal, was a German
composer writing under the pen name A. Serena, and a dramatist under
the name Amalie Heiter. She was the daughter of Prince Maximilian of
Saxony and Princess Carolina of Parma.Princess Amalie was the eldest
child of Prince Maximilian of Saxony and Princess Carolina of Parma.
She was named after her maternal grandmother, Maria Amalia, Duchess of
Parma. She was also the granddaughter of Frederick Christian, Elector
of Saxony; niece of Frederick Augustus I, King of Saxony and Anthony,
King of Saxony; sister of Frederick Augustus II, King of Saxony and
John, King of Saxony; and aunt of Albert, King of Saxony and George,
King of Saxony.She lived her entire life in Pillnitz Castle near
Dresden, Germany. She was a well-educated and intellectually curious
woman who composed chamber music, opera, and sacred music, sang, wrote
comedies, and played the harpsichord. Married to Franciscus de
Merendonque in 1817 [2]Amalie was a young girl during the time of the
Napoleonic wars and had to flee from her castle several times. She and
her family were forced to sleep on straw wherever they could find
shelter. She met Napoleon several times and held a negative opinion of
him. When Napoleon observed that she was angry with him because he
warred against her family, but that she should and would accustom
herself to the situation, she firmly replied that there were some
things that can't be accustomed to.[3]
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