Princess Louise-Elisabeth of France
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Louise Élisabeth de France, Duchess of Parma, in court dress, by Jean-Marc Nattier, (posthumous, 1761)
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| Duchess consort of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla | |||||
| Tenure | 18 October 1748 – 6 December 1759 | ||||
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14 August 1727 Palace of Versailles, France |
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| Died | 6 December 1759 (aged 32) Palace of Versailles, France |
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| Burial | Royal Basilica of Saint Denis | ||||
| Spouse | Philip, Duke of Parma | ||||
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Isabella, Archduchess of Austria Ferdinand, Duke of Parma Maria Luisa, Queen of Spain |
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| House | Bourbon | ||||
| Father | Louis XV of France | ||||
| Mother | Maria Leszczyńska | ||||
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| Marie Louise Élisabeth de France |
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Styles of Louise Élisabeth, Duchess of Parma as consort |
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Madame |
Louise Élisabeth de France (Marie Louise Élisabeth; 14 August 1727 – 6 December 1759) 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 (fille de France). She married Infante Philip, younger son of Philip V of Spain, and later became Duchess of Parma. In secondary sources she is referred to also as "Louise Élisabeth of France".
Marie Louise Élisabeth de France and her twin sister Henriette de France were born at the Palace of Versailles on 14 August 1727 to Louis XV of France and his wife, the Polish born queen, Maria Leszczyńska. With her younger twin, she was baptised at Versailles on 27 April 1737. She was known at court as Madame Royale, Madame Première, Madame Élisabeth, and also as Babette within her family circle.
She was put in the care of Marie Isabelle de Rohan, duchesse de Tallard.
Élisabeth was raised at Versailles with her twin sister, Henriette, their younger sisters Marie-Louise, Marie Adélaïde, and their brother, the Dauphin. She and her brother were the only ones who got married, and only Adélaïde and Victoire lived to see the fall of the Ancien Régime under the reign of their nephew, Louis XVI.
Her prospective engagement to the Infante Philip of Spain was announced at court in February 1739, when she was eleven years old. Philip was the third son of Louis XV's uncle, Philip V d'Anjou, King of Spain, and of his second wife, Elizabeth of Parma. Through his mother, he inherited the Duchy of Parma and with his wife founded the House of Bourbon-Parma.
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