Marie Thérèse of France (1746–1748)

Marie Thérèse of France, Daughter of France (19 July 1746 – 27 April 1748) was the only child of Louis, Dauphin of France (son and heir of Louis XV of France and his first wife Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain (herself a daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth Farnese) She was named in honour of her mother 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 of Marie Thérèse but it has since disappeared. She was laid to rest at the Royal Basilica of Saint Denis outside Paris. She was a half-sister of the future kings Louis XVI, Louis XVIII and Charles X of France.