The Mozart family were the ancestors, relatives, and descendants of

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

. The earliest documents mentioning the name "Mozart", then spelled "Motzhart" or "Motzhardt", are from the

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

n part of

Swabia Swabia ; german: Schwaben , colloquially ''Schwabenland'' or ''Ländle''; archaic English also Suabia or Svebia is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany. The name is ultimately derived from the medieval Duchy of ...

(today the ''

Regierungsbezirk A ' () means "governmental district" and is a type of administrative division in Germany. Four of sixteen ' ( states of Germany) are split into '. Beneath these are rural and urban districts. Saxony has ' (directorate districts) with more res ...

'' of Bavarian Swabia).

Mozart family

* Heinrich Motzhardt (after 1320–1400) ** Andris Motzhardt (?–1485) *** Hans Motzhardt **** David Motzhardt (?–1625/6), farmer in Pfersee, today a suburb of

Augsburg Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ' ...

***** (1620–1685),

bricklayer A bricklayer, which is related to but different from a mason, is a craftsman and tradesman who lays bricks to construct brickwork. The terms also refer to personnel who use blocks to construct blockwork walls and other forms of masonry. ...

and master builder in Augsburg; built the tower of the church in

Dillingen an der Donau Dillingen or Dillingen an der Donau (Dillingen at the Danube) is a town in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is the administrative center of the district of Dillingen. Besides the town of Dillingen proper, the municipality encompasses the villages ...

; married Maria Negele (1622–1697) ****** Daniel Mozart (1645–1683) ****** (1647–1719), bricklayer and master builder,

guild A guild ( ) is an association of artisans and merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular area. The earliest types of guild formed as organizations of tradesmen belonging to a professional association. They sometimes ...

master, built the provost's church St Georg in Augsburg, collaborated at the Fugger residence ******

Franz Mozart Franz Mozart (3 October 1649 – 1693 or 1694) was a German mason and the grandfather of Leopold Mozart and great-grandfather of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The son of bricklayer (1621–1685), Franz worked as a master mason and lived in the Fugge ...

(1649–1694), master builder *******

Johann Georg Mozart Johann Georg Mozart (4 May 1679 – 19 February 1736) was a bookbinder who lived in Augsburg, Germany, in the 17th and 18th centuries. He was the father of Leopold Mozart and the paternal grandfather of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Johann Georg was ...

(4 May 1679 – 19 February 1736),

bookbinder Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book of codex format from an ordered stack of ''signatures'', sheets of paper folded together into sections that are bound, along one edge, with a thick needle and strong thread. Cheaper, ...

in Augsburg, married (i) Anna Maria Banegger, childless; (ii) Anna Maria Sulzer (1696–1766) ********

Leopold Mozart Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (November 14, 1719 – May 28, 1787) was a German composer, violinist and theorist. He is best known today as the father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and for his violin textbook ''Versuch einer gründlichen ...

(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 Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart (30 July 1751 – 29 October 1829), called "Marianne" and nicknamed Nannerl, was a musician, the older sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) and daughter of Leopold (1719–1787) and Anna Maria Moz ...

(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) ********** Jeanette von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (1789–1805) ********** Maria Babette von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg (1790–1791) ********* Johann Karl Amadeus Mozart (1752–1753) ********* Maria Crescentia Francisca de Paula Mozart (1754–1754) *********

(1756–1791), composer, married

Constanze Weber Maria Constanze Cäcilia Josepha Johanna Aloysia Mozart (née Weber; 5 January 1762 – 6 March 1842) was a trained Austrian singer. She was married twice, first to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; then to Georg Nikolaus von Nissen. She and Mozart had six ...

(1762–1842) ********** Raimund Leopold Mozart (1783–1783) **********

Karl Thomas Mozart Karl Thomas Mozart (21 September 1784 – 31 October 1858) was the second son, and the elder of the two surviving sons, of Wolfgang and Constanze Mozart. The other was Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart. Biography Karl was born in Vienna. His ...

(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 Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (26 July 1791 – 29 July 1844), also known as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jr., was the youngest child of six born to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his wife Constanze and the younger of his parents' two surviving children. ...

(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 Maria Anna Thekla Mozart (25 September 1758 – 25 January 1841), called ''Marianne'', known as Bäsle ("little cousin"), was the cousin and friend of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Biography She was born in Augsburg, Germany, the third and only s ...

("Bäsle") (1758–1841) ********** Maria Josepha Berbier (1784–1842), married Franz Joseph Streitel *********** Carl Joseph Streitel (c. 1803), died in infancy ******** Maria Eleonora Mozart (1729–1806) ******** Marie Dorothea Mozart (1731–1751) ******** Theresia Franziska Mozart (1734–1800) ******** Lorenz Anton Mozart (1735–1736) ****** David Mozart (1653–1710), a

Conventual Franciscan The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv) is a male religious fraternity in the Roman Catholic Church that is a branch of the Franciscans. The friars in OFM CONV are also known as Conventual Franciscans, or Minorites. Dating back to ...

****** Johann Michael Mozart (1655–1718), sculptor ****** Four daughters

Weber family

The Weber family became connected with the Mozart family through the marriage of Wolfgang Amadeus to Constanze. The family were from

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. The town is famous for being the b ...

, Germany and included: * Fridolin Weber (1691–1754), married Maria Eva Schlar ** Franz Fridolin Weber (1733–1779), married Cäcilia Cordula Stamm (1727–1793) ***

Josepha Weber Maria Josepha Weber (later Josepha Hofer, Josepha Meier; 1758 – 29 December 1819) was a German soprano of the classical era. She was a sister-in-law of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the first to perform the role of The Queen of the Night ...

(1758–1819),

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...

, married (i) Franz de Paula Hofer (1755–96) (ii)

Sebastian Mayer (Friedrich) Sebastian Mayer (actually Meier, 1773 – 9 May 1835) 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. On 23 Dec ...

(1773–1835) *** Aloysia Weber (c. 1760–1839), soprano, married

Joseph Lange Joseph Lange (Würzburg, 1 April 1751 – Vienna, 17 September 1831) 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 His first marriage, ...

(1751–1831) ***

(1762–1842), married (i)

(1756–1791) (ii)

Georg Nikolaus von Nissen Georg Nikolaus von Nissen (sometimes Nicolaus or Nicolai; 22 January 1761 – 24 March 1826) was a Danish diplomat and music historian. He is the author of one of the first biographies of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, still used today as ...

(1761–1826) **** six children by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as above ***

Sophie Weber Maria Sophie Weber (1763–1846) 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 brot ...

(1763–1846), singer, married Jakob Haibel (1762–1826) ** Franz Anton Weber (1734–1812) ***

Carl Maria von Weber Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18 or 19 November 17865 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic who was one of the first significant composers of the Romantic era. Best known for his opera ...

(1786–1826), composer

Gallery

Leopold Mozart, his wife and children File:Leopold Mozart.jpg,

, c. 1765 File:Anna Maria Mozart.jpg, Anne Maria Mozart,

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...

Pertl, c. 1775 File:Maria Anna Mozart (Lange).jpg, Maria Anne Mozart ("Nannerl"), c. 1785 File:Wolfgang-amadeus-mozart 1.jpg,

Wolfgang Mozart's wife and children File:Constanze Mozart by Hanson 1802.jpg,

Constanze Mozart Maria Constanze Cäcilia Josepha Johanna Aloysia Mozart ( née Weber; 5 January 1762 – 6 March 1842) was a trained Austrian singer. She was married twice, first to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; then to Georg Nikolaus von Nissen. She and Mozart had s ...

née Weber, 1802 File:Carl and Franz Xaver Mozart.jpg,

Franz Xaver Mozart Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (26 July 1791 – 29 July 1844), also known as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jr., was the youngest child of six born to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his wife Constanze and the younger of his parents' two surviving children. ...

and Karl Mozart. 1798

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