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Maria Barbara Bach
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Maria Barbara Bach was a female singer and contralto who spoke German. She was a member of the Bach family and the spouse of Johann Sebastian Bach. Her father was Johann Michael Bach I. She had seven children, including Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach.
Born in Gehren in 1684, she held citizenship in Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and the Holy Roman Empire. She died in Köthen in 1720 and was buried there on the same day.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Barbara
- Family name
- Bach
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Holy Roman Empire
- Place of birth
- Gehren
- Place of death
- Köthen
- Spouse
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Father
- Johann Michael Bach I
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Family
- Bach family
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Maria Barbara Bach (1684–1720) OeNB 8984007.jpg
- Number of children
- 7
- Voice type
- contralto
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