Princess Louise of France
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Marie Louise de France, fille de France (28 July 1728 – 19 February 1733) was a French Princess by birth. She was one of 10 children.
and his Queen Marie Leszczyńska, she was known as Madame Troisième till her baptism weeks before her death.
Her birth was not greeted with much enthusiasm due to her gender; her father had been hoping for a son to call his Dauphin and thus have an heir to the throne. When it was clear that a girl was born, the anticipated celebrations for the expected Dauphin, were cancelled and Madame Troisième only had a mass sung at in the Chapel of Versailles in her honour.
She grew up at Versailles with her older twin sisters Madame Première
and Madame Seconde. The following year, 1729, the three children were joined by the Dauphin of France Louis.
The royal family were again joined by another son in 1730, Philippe de France, "duc d'Anjou". In the winter of 1733, Madame Troisième caught a Common cold
- an epidemic had occurred at Versailles at the same time. The child was put in the care of the Gascon doctor Monsieur Bouillac; the doctor administered emetics and had the child bled. Poor Madame Troisième was quickly baptised at Versailles and given the names of her parents Marie and the feminine for of Louis, "Louise". She died at Versailles exhausted and was buried at the Royal Basilica of Saint Denis.
She was painted by Pierre Gobert
(the picture on the right) in around 1730; in 1734 a posthumous portrait was painted by Charles-Joseph Natoire
who represented her with her sister, the future Madame Adélaïde.
She has been called Louise over time.
Biography
Born at Versailles the third child of Louis XV of FranceLouis XV of France
Louis XV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather at the age of five, his first cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the kingdom until Louis's majority in 1723...
and his Queen Marie Leszczyńska, she was known as Madame Troisième till her baptism weeks before her death.
Her birth was not greeted with much enthusiasm due to her gender; her father had been hoping for a son to call his Dauphin and thus have an heir to the throne. When it was clear that a girl was born, the anticipated celebrations for the expected Dauphin, were cancelled and Madame Troisième only had a mass sung at in the Chapel of Versailles in her honour.
She grew up at Versailles with her older twin sisters Madame Première
Princess Louise Élisabeth of France
Louise Élisabeth de France was the eldest daughter of King Louis XV of France and his Queen consort, Maria Leszczyńska, and the elder twin sister of Anne Henriette de France. As the daughter of the king, she was a Daughter of France...
and Madame Seconde. The following year, 1729, the three children were joined by the Dauphin of France Louis.
The royal family were again joined by another son in 1730, Philippe de France, "duc d'Anjou". In the winter of 1733, Madame Troisième caught a Common cold
Common cold
The common cold is a viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory system, caused primarily by rhinoviruses and coronaviruses. Common symptoms include a cough, sore throat, runny nose, and fever...
- an epidemic had occurred at Versailles at the same time. The child was put in the care of the Gascon doctor Monsieur Bouillac; the doctor administered emetics and had the child bled. Poor Madame Troisième was quickly baptised at Versailles and given the names of her parents Marie and the feminine for of Louis, "Louise". She died at Versailles exhausted and was buried at the Royal Basilica of Saint Denis.
She was painted by Pierre Gobert
Pierre Gobert
Pierre Gobert was a French painter.He was the son of the sculptor Jean II Gobert. Gobert entered the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture on December 31, 1701 as a portraitist...
(the picture on the right) in around 1730; in 1734 a posthumous portrait was painted by Charles-Joseph Natoire
Charles-Joseph Natoire
Charles-Joseph Natoire was a French painter in the Rococo manner, a pupil of François Lemoyne and director of the French Academy in Rome, 1751-1775...
who represented her with her sister, the future Madame Adélaïde.
She has been called Louise over time.
Ancestry
Titles and styles
- 28 July 1728 - 19 February 1733 Her Royal Highness Madame Troisième