Religion Roman Catholicism | ||
 | ||
Born 6 October 1726Ducal Palace, Modena ( 1726-10-06 ) Issue Louis Alexandre, Prince of LamballeMarie Adélaide, Duchess of Orléans Children Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans Parents Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans Similar Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Louise Marie Adélaïde, Maria Fortunata d'Este, Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, Francesco III d'Este - Duke of | ||
Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este (October 6, 1726 – April 30, 1754) was born a princess of Modena and was by marriage the Duchess of Penthièvre. She was the mother-in-law of Philippe Égalité and thus grandmother to the future Louis-Philippe of France.
Contents
Life
Born in Emilia-Romagna in Modena, she was the daughter of Francesco III, Duke of Modena and his wife, the French princess Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans.
One of nine children, she was the first daughter of the family but her mother eventually returned to France to live.
Marriage
Penthièvre was Maria Teresa's mother's first cousin. Charlotte Aglaé's mother was the sister of the duke's father, Louis-Alexandre Count of Toulouse. According to some contemporaries, the marriage between the duke and his wife was reportedly a happy one, to which numerous children were born.
Descendants
Marie Thérèse died at the Château de Rambouillet after giving birth to Louis Marie Félicité de Bourbon, who died soon afterwards. Only two of the Penthièvre children survived into adulthood: