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
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)
Louis XVIII
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Louis XVIII, known as the Desired, was King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815. Before his reign, he spent 23 years in exile from France begin
Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France
…March 1767) 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 as the Queen of Sardinia and Madame Élisabeth. Maria Josepha was born on 4 November 1731 in Dresden Castle to Augustus III…
Portrait of Louis XVIII by François Gérard, 1814
The Count of Provence and his brother Louis Auguste, Duke of Berry (later Louis XVI), depicted in 1757 by François-Hubert Drouais
Marie Joséphine in 1772 (by François-Hubert Drouais)
Louis Stanislas, Count of Provence, during the reign of Louis XVI