María Teresa Rafaela of Spain

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Queen of France
(1660–1683).
Marie Thérèse Raphaëlle
Bourbon-Anjou
FatherPhilip V of Spain
MotherElisabeth Farnese
SignatureMarie Thérèse Raphaëlle's signature

Marie Thérèse Antoinette Raphaëlle, Dauphine of France (11 June 1726 – 22 July 1746), was the daughter of

King Louis XV
. The Dauphine died aged 20, three days after giving birth to a daughter who died in 1748.

Infanta of Spain

Young Maria Teresa Rafaela by Louis-Michel van Loo

Born at the

Princess Louise Élisabeth of France (sister of the dauphin) and Infante Felipe of Spain (brother of María Teresa Rafaela) the same month. Under the influence of her mother Elisabeth Farnese, María Teresa Rafaela was not to go to France until she reached a more mature age.[1]

Dauphine of France

Portrait of Marie Thérèse Raphaëlle in circa 1745 by Daniel Klein the younger

The Infanta was married to the dauphin by

Marie Adélaïde of Savoy
. On 24 February the "
princesses of the Blood
.

The marriage did not get off on a good start as it was not consummated on the first night. This was a major embarrassment to the young dauphine and as a result her position at court was undermined.[citation needed] Despite this, she had a good relationship with the king and queen, and her husband fell quickly in love with her. Although the dauphine was described as beautiful, dignified, pious and well educated, negative remarks were made because of her red hair.[2] Her shy nature further isolated her from the court and she was openly hostile to the king for his affair with Madame de Pompadour. The Dauphin and Dauphine disliked the royal mistress for the way she drew attention away from Queen Marie Leszczyńska.[3] Finally, the marriage was consummated in September 1745, ending court gossip. The couple became very close and devoted to each other, spending most of their time together.

On 19 July 1746 at Versailles, Marie Thérèse Raphaëlle gave birth to a daughter. She died from complications just three days later, on 22 July. Her death caused intense sorrow to the Dauphin, which persisted into his second marriage. Louis XV had to physically drag his son away from the deathbed of his wife. To make matters worse, the Dauphine's Father King Philip V of Spain had died just 13 days before her on July 9.[4] The child was baptised Marie Thérèse and was styled as Madame Royale but died at Versailles in 1748.[5]

Marie Thérèse Raphaëlle was buried at the

Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony a daughter of Augustus III of Poland and Maria Josepha of Austria by whom he had seven children, including the future Louis XVI. When the Dauphin died in 1765, he requested that his heart be placed beside the grave of Marie Thérèse Raphaëlle.[7]

Issue

  1. Princess Marie Thérèse of France (19 July 1746 – 27 April 1748).

Ancestors

References

  1. ^ Armstrong 1892, p. 343.
  2. ^ Mitford 1976, p. 33.
  3. ^ Mitford 1976, p. 45.
  4. ^ Mitford 1976, p. 80.
  5. ^ Broglie 1877, p. 101.
  6. ^ Broglie 1877, p. 124.
  7. ^ Mitford 1976, p. 57.
  8. ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 8.

Bibliography

  • Armstrong, Edward (1892). Elisabeth Farnese, the Termagant of Spain. Longmans, Green, and Co.
  • Broglie, Emmanuel de (1877). Le fils de Louis XV, Louis, dauphin de France, 1729-1765. E. Plon.
  • Mitford, Nancy (1976). Madame de Pompadour. London: Sphere Books. Retrieved 8 November 2023.

External links

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