Marie Thérèse of France (1746-1748)

Marie Thérèse o Fraunce, Daughter of France (19 July 1746 – 27 April 1748) was the only child of Louis, Dauphin of France (son an heir of Louis XV an his first wife Infanta Maria Teresa o Spain (herself a daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth Farnese) Named in honour of her mither who died shortly after giving birth to her at the Palace of Versailles. She was called petite Madame or Madame Royale Her father's second wife Princess Marie Josèphe of Saxony commissioned a portrait in honour o Marie Thérèse but it has since disappeared. She was laid to rest at the Royal Basilica of Saint Dewnis outside Paris. She was a half-sister o the future kings Louis XVI, Louis XVIII and Charles X of France.

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 * 19 July 1746 – 27 April 1748 Madame Royale.