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Maria Josepha of Saxony
(1731–1767)
BIRTH
November 4, 1731
PLACE
Dresden, Saxony, Germany
DEATH
March 13, 1767
PLACE
Versailles, France
FAMILY
HUSBAND
Louis, Dauphin of France
(1729–1765)
CHILDREN
Louis XVI of France
(1754-1793)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
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DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Maria Josepha of Saxony was Dauphine of France and mother of Louis XVI, Louis XVIII, and Charles X. She married Louis-Ferdinand, Dauphin of France, in 1747 as his second wife.
EARLY LIFE
CAREER
DEATH
The Dauphine died at Versailles on March 13, 1767, about fifteen months after her husband Louis, Dauphin of France. Three of her children later reigned as Louis XVI, Louis XVIII and Charles X. She was buried at Saint-Étienne Cathedral in Sens.
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