Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France

Maria Josepha of Saxony was a Duchess of Saxony and the Dauphine of France. She became Dauphine at the age of fifteen through her marriage to Louis de France, the son and heir of Louis XV. Marie Josphe was the mother of three kings of France, including Louis XVI, who died under the guillotine during the French Revolution. Her youngest daughter, Madame lisabeth, also was beheaded during the Revolution.

Maria Josepha was born onNovember 1731 in Dresden Castle to Augustus III, PrinceElector of Saxony and King of Poland, and Maria Josepha of Austria. Maria Josepha was the eighth of fifteen children and the fourth daughter.

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