Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France

Maria Josepha of Saxony
Dauphine of France
Born(1731-11-04)4 November 1731
Dresden Castle, Dresden, Saxony
Died13 March 1767(1767-03-13) (aged 35)
Palace of Versailles, France
Burial22 March 1767[1]
Spouse
(m. 1747; died 1765)
Issue
Detail
Names
French: Marie Josèphe Caroline Eléonore Françoise Xavière
German: Maria Josepha Karolina Eleonore Franziska Xaveria
HouseWettin
FatherAugustus III of Poland
MotherMaria Josepha of Austria
SignatureMaria Josepha of Saxony's signature

Maria Josepha Karolina Eleonore Franziska Xaveria of Saxony (4 November 1731 - 13 March 1767) 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.

  1. ^ Tarbé. Pierre Hardouin. (1767) Pompe funebre de l'inhumation de Madame la Dauphine faite a Sens, les 22 et 23 Mars 1767, Paris