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- Birth nameJohann Georg Leopold Mozart
- Leopold Mozart was born on November 14, 1719 in Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire [now Bavaria, Germany]. He was married to Anna Maria Pertl. He died on May 28, 1787 in Salzburg, Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg, Holy Roman Empire [now Salzburg, Austria].
- SpouseAnna Maria Pertl(November 21, 1747 - July 3, 1778) (her death, 7 children)
- Father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- Composer and an internationally-recognized instructor. His treatise on violin instruction, "Violinschule" (1756), was translated into several languages and became a standard text throughout Europe.
- His wife and his mother shared the same name, Anna Maria.
- Upon her death, Constanze Weber, whom Wolfgang married against Leopold's wishes, was buried beside Leopold in Salzburg. Not surprisingly, Constanze and Leopold did not get along.
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