Mozart and the Webers

When the Mozarts made their trip to Italy in 1769, they were first introduced to the Webers. Franz Weber was a musician from Austria, living in Italy. He had a wife and two children; Constanze and Aloysia. Wolfgang adored the family, but Leopold disliked them for some reason. Wolfgang, dismissing his father's wishes for him to avoid the Webers, consorted with the two girls often. When he was old enough to go off on his own, the trips made to Italy were partly due to the Weber girls.

After many visits and letters exchanged between the two parties, Wolfgang decided to ask Aloysia Weber for her hand in marriage. Leopold Mozart was furious, saying that the Weber girls would bring nothing but grief to his son, grief to his whole family. Wolfgang, being a man of indisputable character, asked Aloysia to marry him, and she agreed.

The wedding day of Aloysia and Wolfgang came along, and many people appeared at the ceremony, including Aloysia's sister Constanze, and Leopold Mozart (who apparently came against his wishes). The wedding looked as if it would be perfect. That was, of course, until Aloysia rejected the issued vows. Wolfgang was humiliated, more so because his father had been proven right than because of his personal losses. For many years the Weber and Mozart families did not speak.

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