Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Family Tree: The Story Behind The Magic Flute

Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (1756–1791), born 27 January 1756 in Salzburg, Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg (now Austria), and died 5 December 1791 in Vienna, was the Classical era's most-prolific composer — 600+ works in 35 years including The Marriage of Figaro (1786), Don Giovanni (1787), The Magic Flute (1791), Requiem (1791, unfinished at death), 41 symphonies, 27 piano concertos.

The Family's Roots: A Salzburg Musical Family

Father was a violinist and composer; sister was a child prodigy pianist.

His Parents

Father: Leopold Mozart (1719–1787) — violinist, composer, teacher (Violin Method 1756).

Mother: Anna Maria Pertl Mozart (1720–1778) — died during Wolfgang's Paris journey.

His Sister

Maria Anna "Nannerl" Mozart (1751–1829) — 5 years older; child-prodigy pianist who toured Europe with Wolfgang 1762-1769.

His Wife: Constanze Weber

Constanze Weber Mozart (1762–1842) — Mozart married her on 4 August 1782 in Vienna.

Their 6 Children (4 died in infancy)

Raimund Leopold Mozart (1783 — died at 2 months).

Karl Thomas Mozart (1784–1858) — son; civil servant.

Johann Thomas Leopold Mozart (1786 — died at 1 month).

Theresia Constanzia Adelheid Friederica Maria Anna Mozart (1787 — died at 6 months).

Anna Maria Mozart (1789 — died 1 hour after birth).

Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791–1844) — son; composer/pianist.

The Mozart Family Tree at a Glance

Father: Leopold Mozart (1719–1787) — violinist/composer.

Mother: Anna Maria Pertl Mozart (1720–1778).

Sister: Maria Anna "Nannerl" Mozart (1751–1829) — pianist prodigy.

Wife: Constanze Weber (1762–1842; m. 4 August 1782).

Children: 6 total, only 2 survived infancy — Karl Thomas (1784–1858); Franz Xaver Wolfgang (1791–1844).

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:

  • Born 27 January 1756, Salzburg
  • Composing from age 5; first symphony at 8; first opera at 12
  • Toured Europe as child prodigy 1762-1769
  • Salzburg court musician; moved to Vienna 1781
  • 41 symphonies, 27 piano concertos, 23 string quartets, 22 operas
  • Died: 5 December 1791, Vienna — fever complications at 35

What the Mozart Family Story Teaches Us

A violinist-composer father who taught him. A child-prodigy pianist sister. A mother lost during a Paris tour. A wife of 9 years. Six children — only 2 survived infancy. A career that produced 600+ works in 35 years.

For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Mozart story carries the same lesson. Some careers write The Magic Flute and Requiem in the same year, then die at 35.

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