Infanta Marie Thérèse of Spain

Infanta Marie Thérèse of Spain
Maria Teresa of Spain, future Dauphine o France by Louis Michel Van Loo.
Dauphine of France
Tenure	23 February 1745 – 22 July 1746
Born	11 Juin 1726 Royal Alcázar, Madrid, Spain
Died	22 July 1746 (aged 20) Versailles, France
Spouse	Louis, Dauphin of France
Issue	Marie Thérèse, "Madame Royale"
Full name
María Teresa Antonia Rafaela de Borbón y Farnesio
House	Bourbon of Spain (by birth) Bourbons of France (by marriage)
Father	Philip V of Spain
Mother	Elisabeth Farnese
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Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain (María Teresa Antonia Rafaela; 11 June 1726 – 22 July 1746) was an Infanta of Spain by birth and later a daughter-in-law of King Louis XV. She died during childbirth aged 20, Her only child, a daughter died aged two, leaving the Dauphine with no descendants.

Marriage

On 23 February 1745 the Infanta Maria Teresa married Louis Ferdinand of France, Dauphin of France, the only surviving son and heir of King Louis XV of France. They were married in the Royal Chapel of the Palace of Versailles with the French royal court in attendance. She was known in France as Marie Thérèse.

Children

1. Marie Thérèse of France, Madame Royale (19 July 1746 – 27 April 1748). Named after her mother , she died in infancy.

Titles

• 11 June 1726 – 23 February 1745 The Infanta Doña María Teresa of Spain.
• 23 February 1745 – 22 July 1746 The Dauphine of France.