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Ludwig van Beethoven was born on December 17, 1770 in Bonn, Germany. His grandfather, Ludwig Beethoven, was a musician of Flemish origin known as a church music director, violinist, and tenor. His mother, Maria Magdalena, came from a family of servants and died of tuberculosis in 1787. His father, Johann Beethoven, also served as a tenor in the same church but became an indifferent parent due to alcoholism. Ludwig had two brothers, Kaspar (1774–1815) and Johann (1776–1848). After his mother’s de