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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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Born Maria Karolina Zofia Felicja Leszczyńska
23 June 1703
Trzebnica, Poland
Died
24 June 1768 (aged 65)
Palace of Versailles, France
Zodiac Cancer
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  • Louise Elisabeth
    Louise Elisabeth info 1st child with Louis XV of France Female b. 14 Aug 1727 · Age: 298 · 1727- · Celebrity Baby
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  • Anne Herniette
    Anne Herniette info 2nd child with Louis XV of France Female b. 14 Aug 1727 · Age: 298 · 1727- · Celebrity Baby
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  • Princess Louise of France
    Marie Louise of France info 3rd child with Louis XV of France Female b. 28 Jul 1728 d. 19 Feb 1733 · Age: 4 (at death) · 1728-1733 · French princess
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  • Louis, Dauphin of France (1729–1765)
    Louis of France info 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
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  • Phillipe
    Phillipe info 5th child with Louis XV of France Male b. 29 Aug 1730 · Age: 294 · 1730- · Celebrity Baby
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  • Princess Marie Adélaïde of France
    Marie Adélaïde de France info 6th child with Louis XV of France Female b. 23 Mar 1732 d. 27 Feb 1800 · Age: 67 (at death) · 1732-1800 · French noblewoman
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  • Victorie
    Victorie info 7th child with Louis XV of France Female b. 11 Mar 1733 · Age: 292 · 1733- · Celebrity Baby
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  • Sophie
    Sophie info 8th child with Louis XV of France Female b. 17 Jul 1734 · Age: 291 · 1734- · Celebrity Baby
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  • Princess Thérèse of France
    Marie Thérèse Félicité de France info 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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  • Louise Marie
    Louise Marie info 10th child with Louis XV of France Female b. 5 Jul 1737 · Age: 288 · 1737- · Celebrity Baby
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