Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France
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Maria Josepha Karolina Eleonore Franziska Xaveria of Saxony was Dauphine of France through her marriage to Louis, the son and heir of Louis XV. Marie Josèphe was the mother of three kings of France, Louis XVI, Louis XVIII and Charles X, as well as Madame Élisabeth.
Portrait by Marie Victoire Jaquotot
Maria Josepha by Louis de Silvestre, c. 1733
Young Maria Josepha by Jean-Marc Nattier c. 1746
Portrait by Jean Marc Nattier, 1751
Dauphine of France
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The dauphine of France was the wife of the dauphin of France. The position was analogous to a crown princess.
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