Louise-Élisabeth of France 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 t
Élisabeth (left) and Henriette of France, 1737
Élisabeth in hunting dress, by Jean-Marc Nattier
Madame Louise-Elisabeth, Duchess of Parma - The Earth by Jean-Marc Nattier, 1750
Élisabeth with her eldest daughter Isabella at the Palace of Fontainebleau, by Jean-Marc Nattier
Maria Luisa of Parma was, by marriage to King Charles IV of Spain, Queen of Spain from 1788 to 1808 leading up to the Peninsular War. Her relationship with Manuel Godoy and influence over the King mad
Louise-Élisabeth of France
…who succeeded his father as Duke of Parma in 1765 and married Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, his older sister's sister-in-law. Had issue. Luisa Maria Teresa Ana (1751–1819); known as Maria Luisa, who married Infante Charles of Spain, her cousin, and later became the Queen consort of Spain. Had issue. Sanger…
Maria Luisa as a child, by Louis-Michel van Loo.
Maria Luisa of Parma by Mengs, around 1768.
Maria Luisa as queen consort of Spain (portrait by Mariano Salvador Maella, c. 1789–92)