Maria Luisa of Parma
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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
Portrait by Goya, 1790
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)
Louise-Élisabeth of France
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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
Maria Luisa of Parma
…was said to be the result of poisoning by the Queen. She was the youngest daughter of Philip, Duke of Parma, the fourth son of Philip V of Spain, and Louise-Élisabeth of France, the eldest daughter of King Louis XV and his Polish-born wife, the popular Queen Marie Leczinska. Born in Parma, she was christened Luisa María Teresa…
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