Marie Leszczyńska

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Marie Leszczyńska
Queen Marie bi Louis Tocqué
Queen consort o Fraunce an Navarre
Tenur4 September 1725 – 24 Juin 1768
Born23 Juin 1703(1703-06-23)
Trzebnica, Poland
Dee'd24 Juin 1768(1768-06-24) (aged 65)
Palace o Versailles, Fraunce
BuirialRyal Basilica, Saunt Denis, Paris, Fraunce
SpouseLouis XV of France
IssueLouise Élisabeth, Duchess o Parma
Henriette
Louise
Louis, Dauphin o Fraunce
Philippe, Duke o Anjou
Marie Adélaïde
Victoire
Sophie
Thérèse
Louise, Abbess of Saunt Denis
Full name
Maria Karolina Zofia Felicja Leszczyńska
HooseBourbons o Fraunce (bi mairiage)
Leszczyński (bi birth)
FaitherStanislaus I o Poland
MitherCatherine Opalińska
ReleegionRoman Catholicism
SeegnaturMarie Leszczyńska's signature

Marie Leszczyńska (Trzebnica, 23 June 1703 – Versailles, 24 June 1768) was a queen o Fraunce as wife o Louis XV. In France, she was referred to as Marie Leczinska. She was the longest serving Queen consort o Fraunce.

Mairiage[eedit | eedit soorce]

Maria was on a list of 99 eligible European princesses to mairy the young king. The mairiage bi proxy took place on 15 August 1725 in the Cathedral o Strasbourg, Louis XV being represented by his cousin Louis d'Orléans, Duke o Orléans. She haed nine childer. Marie haed a very close relationship tae her bairn.

Mairiage[eedit | eedit soorce]

On 4 September 1725, she mairit Louis XV o Fraunce. They haed eleven bairn.

Issue[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. Louise Élisabeth o Fraunce (14 August 1727 – 6 December 1759) mairit Philip o Spain, Duke o Parma an haed issue.
  2. Henriette o Fraunce (14 August 1727 – 10 Februar 1752) niver mairit.
  3. Louise o Fraunce (28 Julie 1728 – 19 Februar 1733) died in childhood.
  4. Louis, Dauphin o Fraunce (4 September 1729 – 20 December 1765) mairit Infanta Maria Teresa o Spain; hae issue. Then rermairit Princess Maria Josepha o Saxony an haed issue.
  5. Philippe o Fraunce, Duke o Anjou (30 August 1730 – 17 Aprile 1733) died in childhood.
  6. Marie Adélaïde o Fraunce (23 Mairch 1732 – 27 Februar 1800) niver mairit.
  7. Victoire o Fraunce (11 Mey 1733 – 7 Juin 1799) niver mairit.
  8. Sophie o Fraunce (17 Julie 1734 – 3 Mairch 1782) died niver mairit.
  9. Stillborn Child (28 Mairch 1735 – 28 Mairch 1735).
  10. Thérèse o Fraunce (16 Mey 1736 – 28 September 1744) died in childhood.
  11. Louise o Fraunce (5 Julie 1737 – 23 December 1787) nun.

Ither wabsteids[eedit | eedit soorce]

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