Carl Thomas Mozart

Wolfgang A Mozart Family / Mozart's Son 

 
Carl (or Karl) Thomas Mozart (21 September 1784 – 31 October 1858) was the second son, and the elder of the two surviving sons, of Wolfgang and Constanze Mozart. The other was Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart. Carl was born in Vienna. His schooling, in Prague, under Franz Xaver Niemetschek and František Xaver Dušek. He became a gifted pianist but before he finished his schooling, he left for Livorno in 1797 to begin his apprenticeship with a trading firm.

Karl Mozart planned to open a piano store in the following years, but the project failed for lack of funds. He moved to Milan in 1805 and studied music with Bonifazio Asioli, but he he gave up his studies in 1810 to become an official in the service of the Austrian financial administration and the governmental accounting department in Milan. 

He also served as official translator for Italian for the Austrian Court Chamber. He owned a house in the village of Caversaccio in Valmorea, Province of Como. He appreciated the amenities of the place and the wholesomeness of the water. 

He bequeathed the house to the town, which is stated on a plaque dedicated to him. The Town Hall keeps a copy of the will.

Karl Mozart also frequently attended events related to his father until his death in Milan in 1858. Like his brother, Franz Xaver Mozart,  he neither married nor had children, and therefore the Mozart family line died with him.  

Recommended Reading:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Son: Carl Thomas Mozart. Accessed 21 September 2017

 

Video Credit:

Karl Thomas Mozart. Wikipedia / Public Domain.

Resource:

Karl Thomas Mozart. en.wikipedia.org. Accessed 21 September 2010.  

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