Who were Beethoven's parents?

Answer 1

Beethoven had a grandfather, also named Ludwig who died when he was very young. He had a grandmother named Josepha who passed on her Alcoholism to her son, Beethoven's father, Johann. Johann was a highly irresponsible father who had to be looked after by his children more than he looked after them. Beethoven's mother, Maria Magdelena died when Beethoven was 17 but was a wonderfully kind woman who Beethoven loved very much. Beethoven older brother, Ludwig Maria died before Beethoven was born. Beethoven had two younger brothers named Caspar Anton Carl and Nikolas Johann. He had more younger siblings but none of them lived to adulthood. Their names were Franz Georg, Anna Franziska and Maria Magaretha. When he was older Beethoven had a nephew (son of Caspar Carl) named Karl who he looked after once Caspar Carl had died. It was over this boy that Beethoven had a bitter custody battle with Johanna van Beethoven (Caspar Carl's widow). Beethoven never married but he had some illegitamate children named Minoa (with Josephine von Brunswick and Karl with Antoine Brentano and possible others as well.

Answer 2

Ludwig van Beethoven (born aroung the 16th or 17th of December 1770) had five younger siblings, three brothers and two sisters.

His Brothers were:
Caspar Anton Karl (born in April 1774)
Nikkolaus Johann (born in October 1776)
Franz Georg (baptizes on 1781, died 2 years later)

Sisters:
Anna Maria Franziska (baptized on 1774, died 4 days later)
Maria Margaretha (baptized 1786, died 1 year later)

Answer 3

Johann van Beethoven and Maria Magdalena Keverich were his parents, they got married in 1767.
He was the second child (and first surviving child) of his parents, Johann and Maria Magdalena (nee Keverich) van Beethoven.

Answer 4

he was named after his grandfather who married Maria Josepha Poll. they had only 1 child that survived which was Johann van Beethoven (Beethoven's father). Johann later married Maria Magdalena Kewerich (beethoven's mother). They gave birth to their first child who died 6 days later. Beethoven was their 2nd child

Answer 5

He had two brothers, but never married or had children of his own.

Answer 6

Beethoven's parents were Johann van Beethoven (1740 in Bonn-1792) and Maria Magdalena Keverich (1744 in Ehrenbreitstein-1787).

Answer 7

Him and his mum and his dad.