Franz Mozart (3 October 1649 – 1693 or 1694) was a mason. He was father of the bookbinder Johann Georg Mozart, the grandfather of Leopold Mozart, and the great-grandfather of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Franz Mozart | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 October 1649 |
| Died | 1693 or 1694 (aged 44–45) |
| Occupation | Bricklayer |
| Children | 3 including Johann Georg Mozart, Franz Mozart (sculptor) |
| Father | David Mozart |
| Relatives | Leopold Mozart (grandson), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Great grandson), Hans Georg Mozart (brother) |
The son of bricklayer David Mozart (1621–1685), Franz worked as a master mason and lived in the Fuggerei beginning in 1681. He was born in Augsburg and died there. A commemorative plaque at his house there, Mittlere Gasse Nr. 14, commemorates him today.
Franz Mozart is not to be confused with his great-great-grandson Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, the youngest son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
External links
edit- Die Mozartstadt Augsburg: „die vatterstadt meines papa“, regio-augsburg.de (German).