Marie Leszczyńska
(1703-1768)
Queen of France from 1725 to 1768
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Maria Karolina Zofia Felicja Leszczyńska (23 June 1703 – 24 June 1768), also known as Marie Leczinska (), was Queen of France as the wife of King Louis XV from their marriage on 4 September 1725 until her death in 1768. The daughter of Stanisław Leszczyński, the deposed King of Poland, and Catherine Opalińska, her 42-years and 9 months service was the longest of any queen in French history. A devout Roman Catholic throughout her life, Marie was popular among the French people for her numerous charitable works and introduced many Polish customs to the royal court at Versailles. She was the grandmother of the French kings Louis XVI, Louis XVIII and Charles X.
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Maria Karolina Zofia Felicja Leszczyńska 23 June 1703 Trzebnica, Poland
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24 June 1768 (aged 65) Palace of Versailles, France
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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Louise Elisabeth 1st child with Louis XV of France Female b. 14 Aug 1727 Age: 297 1727- Celebrity Baby -
Anne Herniette 2nd child with Louis XV of France Female b. 14 Aug 1727 Age: 297 1727- Celebrity Baby
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Marie Louise of France 3rd child with Louis XV of France Female b. 28 Jul 1728 d. 19 Feb 1733 Age: 4 (at death) 1728-1733 French princess -
Louis of France 4th child with Louis XV of France Male b. 4 Sep 1729 d. 20 Dec 1765 Age: 36 (at death) 1729-1765 Dauphin of France -
Marie Adélaïde de France 6th child with Louis XV of France Female b. 23 Mar 1732 d. 27 Feb 1800 Age: 67 (at death) 1732-1800 French noblewoman -
Marie Thérèse Félicité de France 9th child with Louis XV of France Female b. 16 May 1736 d. 28 Sep 1744 Age: 8 (at death) 1736-1744 French royal
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Anne D'Arpajon, Countess of Noailles · Associate · 1729-1794 · French noblewoman and court official (1729 - 1794)
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Princess Louise Marie of France · Daughter · 1737-1787 · Daughter of King Louis XV, Carmelite nun and Venerable
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