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Beethoven was he in a orphang?

No, he was not in an orphanage. He had parents, although they were very negligent. His mother died from consumption (tuberculosis) when he was twenty-seven and his father died from over drinking when he was twenty-two.


What disease was Beethoven's mother sick from?

Beethoven's mother, Maria Keverich Van Beethoven had tuberculosis (consumption), a then-incurable lung disease. She died in 1787, when Beethoven was 16.


Where Beethoven's parents married when they died?

Yes. Beethoven's mother, Maria, died in 1787, still married to Johann. He never remarried, and died in 1792.


Were Beethoven's Parents Musical?

no


What did Beethoven's mom die of?

She was only forty years old when she died of tuberculosis. Her grave was rediscovered at the Old Cemetery in Bonn in 1932. She was 17 when she gave birth to Ludwig. He was born in 1770 and she died in 1787. Ludwig van Beethoven was 16, almost 17.


How age was Beethoven's when he died?

Beethoven was born in 1770. He was died in 1827. He died at the age of 57.


When and Where did Beethoven die?

Ludwig van Beethoven died on the 26th of March in 1827. He died in Vienna, Australia.


Who were Johann and Maria van Beethoven?

Johann Beethoven and Maria Magdalena van Beethoven were the parents of the great Classical-Romantic composer, Ludwig van Beethoven.


Did Beethoven die by assassination?

No. Beethoven suffered declining health throughout the last years of his life and died on March 26, 1827, following a prolonged illness. An autopsy revealed a severely damaged and shrunken liver; scholars disagree over whether Beethoven's liver damage was the result of heavy alcohol consumption.


What was Beethoven grandmother's name?

Beethoven's mother was Maria Magdalena Keverich.


Who was Ludwig wan Beethoven parents?

Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany. He was the son of Johann van Beethoven and Maria Magdalena Keverich.


Where did Beethoven's mother die?

Beethoven's mother died in Bonn, Germany.