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The appellation of "Mesdames" remained in history because of particular genealogical, political, and strategic circumstances that caused many of the eight daughters that Louis XV had with Marie Leszczynska to remain at the French court, including: Marie Louise Élisabeth of France (1727 - 1759), Madame Première
Victoire of France [1] (Marie Louise Thérèse Victoire; 11 May 1733 – 7 June 1799) was a French princess, the daughter of King Louis XV and the popular Queen Marie Leszczyńska. She was named after her parents and Queen Maria Theresa, her great-great-grandmother and the consort of Louis XIV of France.
Louise-Élisabeth of France (Marie Louise-Élisabeth [a]; 14 August 1727 – 6 December 1759) was a French princess, a fille de France.She was the eldest daughter of King Louis XV and Queen Maria Leszczyńska, and the twin sister of Henriette of France, and she was the only one of his legitimate daughters who married.
Louis XV visiting his youngest daughter, by Maxime Le Boucher, 1882. Immediately after she entered the convent, Louise was appointed mistress of novices. Her duties included overseeing no less than 13 young novices. [25] By the end of 1771, Louise was entrusted with the economy of the convent.
Lit de justice held by young Louis XV; his governess, the only woman in the assembly, sits next to him. Louis XV was the great-grandson of Louis XIV and the third son of the Duke of Burgundy (1682–1712), and his wife Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, who was the eldest daughter of Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy.
Sophie Philippine Élisabeth Justine was born on 27 July 1734 in France. She was the eighth child and sixth daughter of King Louis XV of France and his charitable wife, Marie Leszczyńska who was nicknamed "The Good Queen" by the common people. Sophie is less well known than many of her sisters.
Adélaïde was born on 23 March 1732 in France as the sixth child and fourth daughter of King Louis XV of France and his wife, Marie Leszczyńska.She was named after her paternal grandmother, Marie Adélaïde, Dauphine of France, and was raised at the Palace of Versailles with her older sisters, Madame Louise Elisabeth, Madame Henriette, and Madame Marie Louise, along with her brother Louis ...
Anne Henriette of France [1] [2] (14 August 1727 – 10 February 1752) was a French princess, a fille de France.She was the second child of King Louis XV and Queen Marie Leszczyńska, and the twin of Louise Élisabeth of France.