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Anna grew up in Austria. At the age of 9 she lost her parents and had to move to Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

 where she worked as a chamber-maid for 11 years. On January 11, 1811 she married Adam Liszt

Adam Liszt

Ádám Liszt - was a Hungarian musician and father of composer and pianist Franz Liszt.He was born in Nemesvölgy, Kingdom of Hungary as the second child of György Liszt and Barbara Slezák...

 in Unterfrauenhaid

Unterfrauenhaid

Unterfrauenhaid is a town in the district of Oberpullendorf in Burgenland in Austria....

. He was an amateur pianist

Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...

 and cellist and manorial clerk at the court of Count Esterházy. Their son, Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...

, a concert pianist, a composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

 and a teacher

Teacher

A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...

 of piano, was born in Raiding

Raiding (Austria)

Raiding is a small Austrian market town in the District of Oberpullendorf, Burgenland. It is the birthplace of Franz Liszt.- Geography :The municipality lies on Raiding Creek in Middle Burgenland; Raiding is the only borough in the municipality.- History :...

, Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 on 22 October 1811.

Later in life she spent her time caring for Liszt's children Cosima

Cosima Wagner

Cosima Francesca Gaetana Wagner, née de Flavigny, from 1844 known as Cosima Liszt; was the daughter of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt...

, Blandine, and later Daniel while he travelled Europe with his then lover, authoress Marie d'Agoult

Marie d'Agoult

Marie Catherine Sophie de Flavigny, Vicomtesse de Flavigny , was a French author, known also by her married name and title, Marie, Comtesse d'Agoult, and by her pen name, Daniel Stern....

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