Élisabeth of France
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Élisabeth of France, also known as Madame Élisabeth, was a French princess. She was the youngest child of Louis, Dauphin of France, and Duchess Maria Josepha of Saxony, and she was a sister of King Lo
Elisabeth-Philippe-Marie-Hélène de France, dite Madame Elisabeth, portrait by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, c. 1782
Detail of the painting The Apotheosis of Louis XVI by William Hamilton, with Princess Elizabeth wearing the crown of martyrs, circa 1795-1800
Élisabeth as a child (portrait by Joseph Ducreux, 1768)
Élisabeth Philippe Marie Helene de France (engraving by Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, c. 1775)
Maria Josepha of Saxony was Dauphine of France through her marriage to Louis, the son and heir of Louis XV. She was the mother of three kings of France, Louis XVI, Louis XVIII, and Charles X, as well
Élisabeth of France
…Hélène; 3 May 1764 – 10 May 1794), also known as Madame Élisabeth, was a French princess. She was the youngest child of Louis, Dauphin of France, and Duchess Maria Josepha of Saxony, and she was a sister of King Louis XVI. Élisabeth's father, the Dauphin, was the son and heir of King Louis XV and his popular wife, Queen Marie…
Portrait by Jean-Martial Frédou, 1760
Maria Josepha by Marie-Catherine Silvestre
Portrait by Jean Marc Nattier, 1750
Maria Josepha in 1764 (portrait by Anne Baptiste Nivelon; after Maurice Quentin de La Tour)