Italian composer Donizetti's opera "Maria Stuarda" is based on a play by Friedrich Schiller about the final das of which royal figure?
Mary Stuart (play) Mary Stuart (German: "Maria Stuart" ) is a verse play by Friedrich Schiller that depicts the last days of Mary, Queen of Scots. The play consists of five acts, each divided into several scenes. The play had its première in Weimar, Germany on 14 June 1800. The play formed the basis for Donizetti's opera "Maria Stuarda" (1835).
Franz, Duke of Bavaria Franz, Duke of Bavaria (German: "Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Herzog von Bayern"; born 14 July 1933) is head of the House of Wittelsbach, the former ruling family of the Kingdom of Bavaria. His great-grandfather King Ludwig III was the last ruling monarch of Bavaria until deposed in 1918.