Does Ludwig van Beethoven have descendants?

Answer 1

Reposting from a different site, but accurate and succinct:

No. He never married or had children, so there are no direct descendants. He had four brothers and two sisters. Only one brother had a solitary child, Karl. Karl and his wife had four daughters and a son. The son emigrated to the United States, where he worked for the Michigan Central Railroad Company of Detroit. He married a concert pianist, Maria Nitsche. Their only son Karl Julius died childless, and thus the

Answer 2

No. He did receive custody of his nephew after his brother's death, but it appears that his last blood relative died in 1926. Unmarried and without children.

Answer 3

yes his relations are still alive and they still go by the last name Beethoven

Answer 4

yes some of Beethoven's relitives are still living actually i am a living relitive actually he is my 10th great uncle and the family still goes by the name Beethoven so that is the answer

Answer 5

None that bear the name van Beethoven.

Answer 6

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