What is Maria Amalia of Saxony?
{{Infobox royalty |consort=yes | name =Maria Amalia of Saxony | image =Maria Amalia of Saxony.jpg | image_size =200px | caption =Maria Amalia in Polish costume | succession =[[Queen consort of Spain]] | reign =10 August 1759 – 27 September 1760 | succession1 =Queen consort of Naples and Sicily | reign1 =19 June 1738 – 10 August 1759 | full name =Maria Amalia Christina Franziska Xaveria Flora Walburga | spouse =[[Charles III of Spain]] | issue =[[Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain|Infanta Maria Josefa]]<br>[[Maria Luisa of Spain|Maria Luisa, Holy Roman Empress]]<br>[[Infante Felipe, Duke of Calabria|Felipe, Duke of Calabria]]<br>[[Charles IV of Spain]]<br>[[Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies]]<br>[[Infante Gabriel of Spain|Infante Gabriel]]<br>[[Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain|Infante Antonio Pascual]] | house =[[House of Bourbon]]<br>[[House of Wettin]] | father =[[Augustus III of Poland]] | mother =[[Maria Josepha of Austria]] | birth_date ={{Birth date|1724|11|24|df=y}} | birth_place =[[Dresden Castle]], [[Dresden]], Germany | death_date ={{Death date and age|1760|9|27|1724|11|24|df=y}} | death_place =[[Buen Retiro Palace]], [[Madrid]], Spain | burial_place =[[El Escorial]], Spain | religion = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]] }} '''Maria Amalia of Saxony''' (24 November 1724 – 27 September 1760) was a Duchess of Saxony of the [[House of Wettin]] and wife of [[Charles III of Spain]]. Married to the then King of Naples, at the death of her brother in law [[Ferdinand VI of Spain]], she became the queen of Spain. A cultured woman, she left a considerable architectural legacy in her adopted countries. She was also one of the shortest reigning queen consorts in Spanish history. ==Biography== She was born at [[Dresden Castle]] in [[Dresden]] and was the eldest surviving the daughter of [[Augustus III of Poland|Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony]] and [[Maria Josepha of Austria]]. She was one of 15 children and was baptised with