Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France

Marie Josèphe of Saxony (Maria Josepha Karolina Eleonore Franziska Xaveria; 4 November 1731 – 13 March 1767) was a Dauphine of France from the age o fifteen till her death. Marie Josèphe was the mother of three kings of France, including Louis XVI, as well as Madame Élisabeth.

Issue

 * 1) Marie Zéphyrine of France (26 August 1750 - 1 September 1755) died in infancy.
 * 2) Louis Joseph Xavier of France, Duke of Burgundy (13 September 1751 - 22 March 1761) died in infancy.
 * 3) Xavier of France, Duke of Aquitaine (8 September 1753 -22 February 1754_
 * 4) Louis XVI of France (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) married Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria and had issue.
 * 5) Louis XVIII of France (17 November 1755 – 16 September 1824) married Princess Marie Joséphine of Savoy but had no issue.
 * 6) Charles X of France (9 October 1757 - 6 November 1836) married Princess Maria Theresa of Savoy and had issue
 * 7) Marie Clotilde of France (23 September 1759 – 7 March 1802) married Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia but no issue.
 * 8) Élisabeth of France (3 May 1764 – 10 May 1794) died unmarried.

Maria Josepha also had a stillborn son in 1748 and again in 1749. A stillborn daughter in 1752; Stillborn son in 1756. She also miscarried a son in 1762.

Titles

 * 4 November, 1731 - 9 February 1747 Her Highness Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony.
 * 9 February 1747 – 20 December 1765 Her Royal Highness The Dauphine of France
 *  20 December 1765 – 13 March 1767 Her Royal Highness The Dowager Dauphine of France