Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France
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Maria Josepha of Saxony (Maria Josepha Karolina Eleonore Franziska Xaveria; 4 November 1731 – 13 March 1767) was a Dauphine of France and daughter-in-law of Louis XV. Marie Josèphe was the mother of three kings of France, including the doomed Louis XVI, who died under the guillotine during the French Revolution. Her youngest daughter, Madame Élisabeth, also was beheaded during the Revolution.
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Dauphine of France | |||||
Born | (1731-11-04)4 November 1731 Dresden Castle, Dresden, Saxony | ||||
Died | 13 March 1767(1767-03-13) (aged 35) Palace of Versailles, France | ||||
Burial | 22 March 1767[1] Cathedral of Saint-Étienne in Sens, France | ||||
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Issue Detail | Princess Marie Zéphyrine Louis Joseph, Duke of Burgundy Louis XVI Louis XVIII Charles X Marie Clothilde, Queen of Sardinia Princess Élisabeth Charlotte of England | ||||
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House | Wettin | ||||
Father | Augustus III of Poland | ||||
Mother | Maria Josepha of Austria | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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