page_title: Maria Josepha of Bavaria
section_title: Death
hierarchical_section_title: Maria Josepha of Bavaria / Death
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Österreich, Wien, Kapuzinerkirche, Kapuzinergruft English: Austria, Vienna, Capuchin Church, Imperial Crypt Русский: Австрия, Вена, Капуцинеркирхе, Императорский склеп Français&#160;: Autriche, Vienne, Église des Capucins, Crypte des Capucins Deutsch: Grab Maria Josepha von Bayern
context_page_description: Maria Josepha of Bavaria was Holy Roman Empress, Queen of the Romans, Archduchess of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, etc. by her marriage to Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor. By birth, she was a Princess and Duchess of Bavaria as the daughter of Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Elector of Bavaria, and Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria.
context_section_description: On 28 May 1767, after only two years of marriage, Maria Josepha died of smallpox as had her predecessor Isabella. Upon the young empress' death, the Court immediately plunged into mourning. Her husband did not visit her during her illness, although her mother-in-law, Maria Theresa, did. In doing so, Maria Theresa also caught the disease, but survived.
  In Joseph's first reaction to receiving the news of his wife's death, he had told some of his intimates some remarks which imply regrets for the coldness he had shown to her. He further brought himself to tell his sister-in-law, Duchess Maria Antonia, that his wife had been "for so many reasons worthy of respect". Maria Josepha was buried in the Imperial Crypt in Vienna, but Joseph did not attend her burial.
  The unloved young empress played a role in her husband's life once more after her death, when he laid claim to a large part of Bavaria in 1778–1779. He based his claim on, among other grounds, his marriage to his Bavarian second wife. This conflict eventually grew into the War of the Bavarian Succession. In the end, the Habsburg dynasty gained only the Innviertel.
caption: Maria Josepha's tomb in the Imperial Crypt, Vienna
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