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Bildnis einer unbekannten Dame, fälschlich als Beethovens Mutter Maria Magdalena van Beethoven bezeichnet - Gemälde, Kaspar Benedikt Beckenkamp zugeschrieben
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![jerrell jackson on Twitter: "Beethoven's mother, Maria Magdalena Keverich, was likely Moorish, a descendant of a northwestern African Muslim people. Born in the area that was under direct control of the Moors. jerrell jackson on Twitter: "Beethoven's mother, Maria Magdalena Keverich, was likely Moorish, a descendant of a northwestern African Muslim people. Born in the area that was under direct control of the Moors.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dui-fzOX4AAsylU.jpg)
jerrell jackson on Twitter: "Beethoven's mother, Maria Magdalena Keverich, was likely Moorish, a descendant of a northwestern African Muslim people. Born in the area that was under direct control of the Moors.
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