Princess Marie Josèphe of Saxony

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Marie Josèphe of Saxony
Dauphine of France
Marie Josèphe of Saxony, Dauphine of France in 1751 by Jean Marc Nattier
Born (1731-11-04)4 November 1731
Dresden Castle, Dresden, Saxony
Died 13 March 1767(1767-03-13) (aged 35)
Palace of Versailles, France
Spouse Louis, Dauphin of France
Issue Louis, Duke of Burgundy
Marie Zéphyrine, "Madame Royale"
Louis XVI, King of France
Louis XVIII, King of France
Charles X, King of France
Marie Clothilde, Queen of Sardinia
Élisabeth, "Madame Élisabeth"
Full name
Maria Josepha Carolina Eleonore Franziska Xaveria
House Wettin, Albertine Line (by birth)
Bourbons of France (by marriage)
Father Augustus III of Poland
Mother Maria Josepha of Austria
Burial 22 March 1767
Cathedral of Saint Étienne, Sens, France
Signature
Religion Roman Catholic


Princess and Duchess Marie Josèphe of Saxony (Maria Josepha Karolina Eleonore Franziska Xaveria; 4 November 1731 – 13 March 1767) was a daughter-in-law of Louis XV of France as well as the mother of the future Louis XVI of France.


Issue[edit]

  1. Marie Zéphyrine of France, Madame Royale (26 August 1750 - 1 September 1755) died in young.
  2. Louis of France, Duke of Burgundy (13 September 1751 - 22 March 1761) died young.
  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 Maria Giuseppina of Savoy but had no issue.
  6. Charles X of France (9 October 1757 - 6 November 1836) married Princess Maria Teresa of Savoy and had children.
  7. Marie Clotilde of France (23 September 1759 – 7 March 1802) married Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia, but had no issue.
  8. Élisabeth of France (3 May 1764 – 10 May 1794) died unmarried.


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