Her parents' marriage was not happy and her mother eventually returned to her native France. The Duchess took up residence in the Luxembourg Palace in Paris, with the permission of Louis XV. It was while her mother was in France that she saw the opportunity to marry her daughters into the royal family; such alliances between princes du sang and princesses from a small Italian duchy was highly unexpected. Maria Teresa was engaged to her second cousin, Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre. Her younger sister, Maria Fortunata, would also become a member of the French royal family in 1759 through her marriage to another cousin, Louis François Joseph, Prince of Conti.
Marriage and death (1744–1754)edit
Posthumous portrait, by Rosalie Grossard.
The Duke of 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. The wedding took place on December 29, 1744 in Modena, followed by another ceremony at the Palace of Versailles. The Duke had inherited a great fortune when his father died in 1737. According to some contemporaries, their marriage was a very happy one.
The couple's happiness would come to an abrupt end with the death of Maria Teresa on April 30, 1754, a day after giving birth to their seventh child, Louis Marie Félicité, who also died shortly after. After her death, her mother tried to arrange a marriage between her widower and her younger sister, Princess Matilde. However, the grieving duke declined the offer and never remarried.
Issueedit
Maria Teresa and her husband had seven children, but only two survived infancy:[1]
^ abJournal de la vie de S.A.S. madame la Dsse. d'Orléans, douairière
^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. 86.
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Maria Teresa Felicitas d Este French Marie Therese Felicite 6 October 1726 30 April 1754 was a Princess of Modena by birth and Duchess of Penthievre by marriage She was the mother in law of Philippe Egalite and thus grandmother to the future Louis Philippe of France Maria Teresa d EsteDuchess of PenthievrePortrait attributed to Daniel Klein c 1745 47 Born 1726 10 06 6 October 1726Ducal Palace ModenaDied30 April 1754 1754 04 30 aged 27 Chateau de Rambouillet FranceBurialChapelle royale de DreuxSpouseLouis Jean Marie de Bourbon Duke of Penthievre m 1744 wbr IssueDetailLouis Marie Duke of RambouilletLouis Alexandre Prince of LamballeJean Marie Duke of ChateauvillainVincent Count of GuingampMarie Adelaide Duchess of OrleansNamesMaria Teresa Felicitas d EsteHouseEsteFatherFrancesco III d Este Duke of ModenaMotherCharlotte Aglae d Orleans Contents 1 Youth 1726 1744 2 Marriage and death 1744 1754 2 1 Issue 3 Gallery 4 Ancestry 5 References 6 External linksYouth 1726 1744 edit nbsp The Duchess of Modena with Maria Teresa by Nicolas de Largilliere Maria Teresa Felicitas was born on 6 October 1726 at the Ducal Palace of Modena in Modena Italy 1 She was the eldest daughter of Francesco III Duke of Modena and Charlotte Aglae d Orleans Before her birth her parents had two sons Alfonso and Francesco both of whom died in 1725 Her parents marriage was not happy and her mother eventually returned to her native France The Duchess took up residence in the Luxembourg Palace in Paris with the permission of Louis XV It was while her mother was in France that she saw the opportunity to marry her daughters into the royal family such alliances between princes du sang and princesses from a small Italian duchy was highly unexpected Maria Teresa was engaged to her second cousin Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon Duke of Penthievre Her younger sister Maria Fortunata would also become a member of the French royal family in 1759 through her marriage to another cousin Louis Francois Joseph Prince of Conti Marriage and death 1744 1754 edit nbsp Posthumous portrait by Rosalie Grossard The Duke of Penthievre was Maria Teresa s mother s first cousin Charlotte Aglae s mother was the sister of the duke s father Louis Alexandre Count of Toulouse The wedding took place on December 29 1744 in Modena followed by another ceremony at the Palace of Versailles The Duke had inherited a great fortune when his father died in 1737 According to some contemporaries their marriage was a very happy one The couple s happiness would come to an abrupt end with the death of Maria Teresa on April 30 1754 a day after giving birth to their seventh child Louis Marie Felicite who also died shortly after After her death her mother tried to arrange a marriage between her widower and her younger sister Princess Matilde However the grieving duke declined the offer and never remarried Issue edit Maria Teresa and her husband had seven children but only two survived infancy 1 Louis Marie Duke of Rambouillet Palace of Versailles 2 January 1746 Palace of Versailles 13 November 1749 died in infancy Louis Alexandre Prince of Lamballe Hotel de Toulouse Paris 6 September 1747 Chateau de Louveciennes 6 May 1768 married Princess Marie Louise of Savoy and had no issue Jean Marie Duke of Chateauvillain Hotel de Toulouse Paris 17 July 1748 Hotel de Toulouse Paris 19 May 1755 died in infancy Vincent Count of Guingamp Hotel de Toulouse Paris 22 June 1750 Palace of Versailles 14 March 1752 died in infancy Marie Louise Mademoiselle de Penthievre Hotel de Toulouse Paris 18 October 1751 Palace of Versailles 26 September 1753 died in infancy Louise Marie Adelaide Hotel de Toulouse Paris 13 March 1753 Chateau d Ivry sur Seine 23 June 1821 Mademoiselle d Ivoy and later Mademoiselle de Penthievre Married Philippe d Orleans and had issue Louis Marie Felicite Chateau de Rambouillet 29 April 1754 Chateau de Rambouillet 30 April 1754 died a day after his birth Gallery edit nbsp Francesco III d Este Duke of Modena nbsp Charlotte Aglae of Orleans nbsp Maria Teresa s family The Duke of Penthievre Prince of Lamballe Princess of Lamballe Mademoiselle de Penthievre next to the Countess of Toulouse nbsp The Chateau de Rambouillet nbsp ArmsAncestry editAncestors of Maria Teresa Felicitas d Este 2 16 Alfonso III d Este Duke of Modena8 Francesco I d Este Duke of Modena17 Isabella of Savoy4 Rinaldo d Este Duke of Modena18 Taddeo Barberini Principe di Palestrina9 Lucrezia Barberini19 Anna Colonna Principessa di Paliano2 Francesco III d Este Duke of Modena20 George Duke of Brunswick Calenberg10 John Frederick Duke of Brunswick Calenberg21 Anne Eleonore of Hesse Darmstadt5 Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick22 Edward Count Palatine of Simmern11 Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate23 Anna Gonzaga1 Maria Teresa Felicitas d Este24 Louis XIII of France12 Philippe I Duke of Orleans25 Anne of Austria6 Philippe II Duke of Orleans26 Charles I Louis Elector Palatine13 Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate27 Charlotte of Hesse Kassel3 Charlotte Aglae of Orleans28 Louis XIII of France 24 14 Louis XIV of France29 Anne of Austria 25 7 Francoise Marie de Bourbon30 Gabriel de Rochechouart Duke of Mortemart15 Madame de Montespan31 Diane de GrandseigneReferences edit a b Journal de la vie de S A S madame la Dsse d Orleans douairiere 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 86 External links edit nbsp Media related to Maria Teresa Felicitas d Este at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maria Teresa Felicitas d 27Este amp oldid 1217557184, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
