Mozart family
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The Mozart family are the ancestors, relatives, and descendants of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
. The earliest documents mentioning the name "Mozart", then spelled "Motzhart" or "Mozthardt", are from the Bavaria
n part of Swabia
(today the Regierungsbezirk
of Bavarian Swabia).
to Constanze
. The family were from Zell im Wiesental
, Germany and included:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
. The earliest documents mentioning the name "Mozart", then spelled "Motzhart" or "Mozthardt", are from the Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
n part of Swabia
Swabia
Swabia is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany.-Geography:Like many cultural regions of Europe, Swabia's borders are not clearly defined...
(today the Regierungsbezirk
Regierungsbezirk
In Germany, a Government District, in German: Regierungsbezirk – is a subdivision of certain federal states .They are above the Kreise, Landkreise, and kreisfreie Städte...
of Bavarian Swabia).
Mozart family
- David E. Motzhardt, farmer in Pfersee, today a suburb of AugsburgAugsburgAugsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
- David Mozthardt (1620–1685), bricklayerBricklayerA bricklayer or mason is a craftsman who lays bricks to construct brickwork. The term also refers to personnel who use blocks to construct blockwork walls and other forms of masonry. In British and Australian English, a bricklayer is colloquially known as a "brickie".The training of a trade in...
and master-builder in Augsburg; built the tower of the church in Dillingen an der Donau- a son, died early
- Johann Georg Mozart (1647–1719), bricklayer and master-builder, guildGuildA guild is an association of craftsmen in a particular trade. The earliest types of guild were formed as confraternities of workers. They were organized in a manner something between a trade union, a cartel, and a secret society...
master, built the provost'sProvost (religion)A provost is a senior official in a number of Christian churches.-Historical Development:The word praepositus was originally applied to any ecclesiastical ruler or dignitary...
church St Georg in Augsburg, collaborated at the FuggerFuggerThe Fugger family was a historically prominent group of European bankers, members of the fifteenth and sixteenth-century mercantile patriciate of Augsburg, international mercantile bankers, and venture capitalists like the Welser and the Höchstetter families. This banking family replaced the de'...
residence - Franz Mozart (1649–1694), bricklayer
- Johann Georg MozartJohann Georg MozartJohann Georg Mozart was a bookbinder who lived in Augsburg, Germany, in the 17th and 18th centuries. He was the father of Leopold Mozart and the grandfather of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart....
(4 May 1679 – 19 February 1736), bookbinderBookbindingBookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book from a number of folded or unfolded sheets of paper or other material. It usually involves attaching covers to the resulting text-block.-Origins of the book:...
in Augsburg, married (i) Anna Maria Banegger, no children; (ii) Anna Maria Sulzer (1696–1766), 8 children including:- Leopold MozartLeopold MozartJohann Georg Leopold Mozart was a German composer, conductor, teacher, and violinist. Mozart is best known today as the father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and for his violin textbook Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule.-Childhood and student years:He was born in Augsburg, son of...
(1719–1787), composer, married Anna Maria PertlAnna Maria MozartAnna Maria Walburga Mozart was the mother of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Maria Anna Mozart.-Biography:...
(1720–1778)- Maria Anna MozartMaria Anna MozartMaria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart , nicknamed "Nannerl", was a musician, the older sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and daughter of Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart.-Childhood:...
("Nannerl"), (1751–1829), married Johann Baptist Franz von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (1736–1801), 3 children- Leopold Alois Pantaleon von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (1785–1840)
- Jeanette von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (1789–1805)
- Maria Babette von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (1790–1791)
- Five other children, all died before the age of 16
- Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
(1756–1791), composer, married Constanze WeberConstanze MozartConstanze Mozart was the wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.-Early years:Constanze Weber was born in Zell im Wiesental. Her mother was Cäcilia Weber, née Stamm. Her father Fridolin Weber worked as a "double bass player, prompter and music copyist." Fridolin's half-brother was the father of composer...
(1762–1842), 6 children- Raimund Leopold Mozart (1783–1783)
- Karl Thomas MozartKarl Thomas MozartKarl Thomas Mozart was the second son, and the elder of the two surviving sons, of Wolfgang and Constanze Mozart. The other was Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart....
(1784–1858), official in the service of the Viceroy of Naples in Milan; unmarried and no children - Johann Thomas Leopold Mozart (1786–1786)
- Theresia Constantia Adelhaid Friederica Marianna Mozart (1787–1788)
- Anna Maria Mozart (1789–1789)
- Franz Xaver Wolfgang MozartFranz Xaver Wolfgang MozartFranz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart , also known as F. X. Mozart, W. A. Mozart Son, or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jr., was the youngest child of six born to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his wife Constanze. He was the younger of his parents' two surviving children...
(1791–1844), composer and teacher; unmarried and no children
- Maria Anna Mozart
- Franz Alois Mozart (1712–1791), bookbinder in Augsburg, married Maria Victoria Eschenbach
- Maria Anna Thekla MozartMaria Anna Thekla MozartMaria Anna Thekla Mozart , called Marianne, known as Bäsle , was the cousin of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart....
("Bäsle") (1758–1841)
- Maria Anna Thekla Mozart
- Five further sons, two daughters
- Leopold Mozart
- Johann Georg Mozart
- Michael Mozart (1655–1710), a Conventual FranciscanConventual FranciscansThe Order of Friars Minor Conventual , commonly known as the Conventual Franciscans, is a branch of the order of Catholic Friars founded by Francis of Assisi in 1209.-History:...
as Fr David Mozart
- David Mozthardt (1620–1685), bricklayer
Weber family
The Weber family became connected with the Mozart family through the marriage of Wolfgang AmadeusWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
to Constanze
Constanze Mozart
Constanze Mozart was the wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.-Early years:Constanze Weber was born in Zell im Wiesental. Her mother was Cäcilia Weber, née Stamm. Her father Fridolin Weber worked as a "double bass player, prompter and music copyist." Fridolin's half-brother was the father of composer...
. The family were from Zell im Wiesental
Zell im Wiesental
Zell im Wiesental is a town in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Black Forest, on the river Wiese, 26 km northeast of Basel, and 32 km south of Freiburg....
, Germany and included:
- Fridolin Weber (1691–1754), married Maria Eva Schlar
- Franz Fridolin Weber (1733–1779), married Cäcilia Cordula StammCäcilia WeberCäcilia Cordula Stamm was the mother of Constanze Weber, wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.She was born in Mannheim, Germany, the daughter of Johann Otto Stamm, a government secretary and Sophia Elisabeth Wimmer. She married Franz Fridolin Weber on 14 September 1756, and had four daughters:...
(1727–1793)- Josepha WeberJosepha WeberJosepha Weber was a German soprano of the classical era...
(1758–1819), sopranoSopranoA soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
, married (i) Franz de Paula Hofer (1755–96) (ii) Sebastian MayerSebastian MayerSebastian Mayer was a bass singer and stage director of the Classical era.-Life:Mayer was born at Benediktbeuern. In 1793, he joined the theater company of Emanuel Schikaneder....
(1773–1835) - Aloysia WeberAloysia WeberMaria Aloysia Louise Antonia Weber was a German soprano, remembered primarily for her association with the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.-Biography:...
(c. 1760–1839), soprano, married Joseph LangeJoseph LangeJoseph Lange was an actor and amateur painter of the 18th century. Through his marriage to Aloysia Weber, he was the brother-in-law of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.-Life:...
(1751–1831) - Constanze WeberConstanze MozartConstanze Mozart was the wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.-Early years:Constanze Weber was born in Zell im Wiesental. Her mother was Cäcilia Weber, née Stamm. Her father Fridolin Weber worked as a "double bass player, prompter and music copyist." Fridolin's half-brother was the father of composer...
(1762–1842), married (i) Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
(1756–1791) (ii) Georg Nikolaus von NissenGeorg Nikolaus von NissenGeorg Nikolaus von Nissen was a Danish diplomat and music historian...
(1761–1826)- 6 children by W. A. Mozart as above
- Sophie WeberSophie WeberMaria Sophie Weber was a singer of the 18th and 19th centuries. She was the younger sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's wife Constanze, and is remembered primarily for the testimony she left concerning the life and death of her brother-in-law....
(1763–1846), singer, married Jakob Haibel (1762–1826)
- Josepha Weber
- Franz Anton Weber (1734–1812)
- Carl Maria von WeberCarl Maria von WeberCarl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber was a German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist and critic, one of the first significant composers of the Romantic school....
(1786–1826), composer
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Franz Fridolin Weber (1733–1779), married Cäcilia Cordula Stamm