Father Louis XIV of France Name Marie Madame | Mother Maria Theresa of Spain Role 1667–1672 | |
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Born 2 January 1667
Chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France ( 1667-01-02 ) Died March 1, 1672, Chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France Parents Louis XIV of France, Maria Theresa of Spain Cousins Philippe II, Duke of Orleans, Duke of Orleans Grandparents Louis XIII of France, Philip IV of Spain, Anne of Austria, Elisabeth of France Uncles Charles II of Spain, Philippe I, Duke of Orleans Similar People Louis XIV of France, Maria Theresa of Spain, Louis - Grand Dauphin, Louis - Count of Vermandois, Louise Francoise de Bourb | ||
Princess Marie-Therese of France (2 January 1667 – 1 March 1672) was the fourth child and third daughter of Louis XIV of France and his Spanish wife Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain. As the king's daughter, she was a Fille de France and was known at court by the traditional honorific of Madame Royale because she was the king's eldest surviving daughter. She did not survive childhood.
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Marie-Therese de France was born 2 January 1667 at the Chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Her parents had her baptised in the Palais du Louvre in 1668. Her parents reputedly adored the young girl, and her mother wanted her to become the queen of her native Spain. As a Fille de France, Marie-Therese was referred to as Her Royal Highness and had de France as her surname.
She was also known as La Petite Madame to distinguish her from her aunts, the wives of her uncle Monsieur, who were known as the first Madame (died 1670) and the second Madame (died 1722). The young princess died on 1 March 1672 at the Chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye.