Possible posthumous portrait of Princess Thérèse, by David Luders
Princess Marie Thérèse Félicité of France was born at the Palace of Versailles in France. She was the seventh daughter and ninth child of King Louis XV of France and his Polish-born consort Marie Leszczyńska. Known as Madame Sixième from her birth, she was later baptised Marie-Thérèse-Félicité and was known as Madame Thérèse.
As the daughter of a king of France, she was a fille de France (daughter of France). This rank allowed her the style of Royal Highness, and she was the most important lady at court after her mother and her elder sisters. However, daughters of the king were usually known as Madame followed by their baptismal name. In the case of Louis XV's daughters, when they were young, their baptismal name was replaced by an ordinal number as per their "arrival"; accordingly, Madame Thérèse was Madame Sixième, as the sixth daughter.
When she was barely two years old, Thérése was taken to the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud in the Anjou province of France. This was done because Cardinal Fleury, the king’s chief minister, thought that the cost of raising them in Versailles would be too expensive with all the luxuries they were entitled to.[2] She left with her sisters Princess Victoire of France (1733–1799), Princess Sophie of France (1734–1782) and Princess Louise of France (1737–1787). The Queen protested and was saddened over their departure but Louis XV did not dare oppose the Cardinal's decision. Thus, by July 1738 their mother was no longer sharing a bed with their father. The princesses left Versailles on 6 June 1738, accompanied by a furniture and military escort.
During her childhood, Thérése was often ill, and her governess noted that it was probably due to the warm climate of the region. Duke de Luynes noted that she resembled her maternal grandfather King Stanislas I of Poland. As she grew, the princess was described as having a gentle personality and a pious and reflective outlook on life. This made her much loved by her attendants at Fontevraud and by the Queen and her elder siblings as they were sent regular reports. Her mother Queen Marie was forbidden multiple times from seeing her daughters in Fontevraud by the Cardinal Fleury and later by their own father Louis XV, as he deemed the two weeks travel time too expensive. Thus the depressed Queen resorted to regularly sending them gifts and writing to them. In mid-September 1744 as her father Louis XV was also sick and thought to be dying at Metz, Thérése fell ill with smallpox. This happened during the height of the war of Austrian succession. Her mother and elder siblings were also at Metz that time after being summoned by the King. On 27 September, she was baptised with her nurse and valet stood in as godparents. She died the following day. The princess was eight years old and had not seen her parents since her arrival at Fontevraud Abbey. According to the memoirs of the Duke de Luynes, by the time the initial letters of Therese’ illness reached Metz she had already died, as the travel time for the post took 20 days. The Queen was devastated over her daughter's death and she refused to see anyone that day, including the King whom she informed via letter. Louis XV was preoccupied at that time in winning back his mistress Marie Anne de Mailly.
Madame Thérèse was buried at the Abbey of Fontevraud, which, in earlier times, had been the traditional burial place of members of the House of Plantagenet. A Mass was held for her soul in Notre Dame de Paris in October 1744 with the King and Queen and her elder siblings in attendance.
^For "baptismal name" followed by "de France" see Nicolas Louis Achaintre's Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de Bourbon, Vol. 2, pp. 153, 154, 155.
^Latour, Louis Therese (1927). Princesses Ladies and Salonnières of the Reign of Louis XV. Translated by Clegg, Ivy E. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. pp. n37.
^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. 12.
^Żychliński, Teodor (1882). Złota księga szlachty polskiéj: Rocznik IVty (in Polish). Jarosław Leitgeber. p. 1. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
Further readingedit
Zieliński, Ryszard (1978). Polka na francuskim tronie. Czytelnik.
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Therese de France 1 Marie Therese Felicite 16 May 1736 28 September 1744 was a French princess a fille de France as the daughter of King Louis XV of France and Marie Leszczynska Therese of FrancePosthumous portrait by Jean Marc Nattier The dark sky and black veil on her hair may symbolize death Born 1736 05 16 16 May 1736Palace of Versailles Versailles Kingdom of FranceDied28 September 1744 1744 09 28 aged 8 Royal Abbey of Fontevraud Fontevraud l Abbaye Kingdom of FranceBurialRoyal Abbey of Fontevraud Fontevraud l Abbaye Kingdom of FranceNamesMarie Therese Felicite de FranceHouseBourbonFatherLouis XVMotherMarie Leszczynska Contents 1 Biography 2 Ancestry 3 References 4 Further readingBiography edit nbsp Possible posthumous portrait of Princess Therese by David LudersPrincess Marie Therese Felicite of France was born at the Palace of Versailles in France She was the seventh daughter and ninth child of King Louis XV of France and his Polish born consort Marie Leszczynska Known as Madame Sixieme from her birth she was later baptised Marie Therese Felicite and was known as Madame Therese As the daughter of a king of France she was a fille de France daughter of France This rank allowed her the style of Royal Highness and she was the most important lady at court after her mother and her elder sisters However daughters of the king were usually known as Madame followed by their baptismal name In the case of Louis XV s daughters when they were young their baptismal name was replaced by an ordinal number as per their arrival accordingly Madame Therese was Madame Sixieme as the sixth daughter When she was barely two years old Therese was taken to the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud in the Anjou province of France This was done because Cardinal Fleury the king s chief minister thought that the cost of raising them in Versailles would be too expensive with all the luxuries they were entitled to 2 She left with her sisters Princess Victoire of France 1733 1799 Princess Sophie of France 1734 1782 and Princess Louise of France 1737 1787 The Queen protested and was saddened over their departure but Louis XV did not dare oppose the Cardinal s decision Thus by July 1738 their mother was no longer sharing a bed with their father The princesses left Versailles on 6 June 1738 accompanied by a furniture and military escort During her childhood Therese was often ill and her governess noted that it was probably due to the warm climate of the region Duke de Luynes noted that she resembled her maternal grandfather King Stanislas I of Poland As she grew the princess was described as having a gentle personality and a pious and reflective outlook on life This made her much loved by her attendants at Fontevraud and by the Queen and her elder siblings as they were sent regular reports Her mother Queen Marie was forbidden multiple times from seeing her daughters in Fontevraud by the Cardinal Fleury and later by their own father Louis XV as he deemed the two weeks travel time too expensive Thus the depressed Queen resorted to regularly sending them gifts and writing to them In mid September 1744 as her father Louis XV was also sick and thought to be dying at Metz Therese fell ill with smallpox This happened during the height of the war of Austrian succession Her mother and elder siblings were also at Metz that time after being summoned by the King On 27 September she was baptised with her nurse and valet stood in as godparents She died the following day The princess was eight years old and had not seen her parents since her arrival at Fontevraud Abbey According to the memoirs of the Duke de Luynes by the time the initial letters of Therese illness reached Metz she had already died as the travel time for the post took 20 days The Queen was devastated over her daughter s death and she refused to see anyone that day including the King whom she informed via letter Louis XV was preoccupied at that time in winning back his mistress Marie Anne de Mailly Madame Therese was buried at the Abbey of Fontevraud which in earlier times had been the traditional burial place of members of the House of Plantagenet A Mass was held for her soul in Notre Dame de Paris in October 1744 with the King and Queen and her elder siblings in attendance Ancestry editAncestors of Therese of France 3 4 8 Louis Dauphin of France4 Louis Duke of Burgundy9 Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria2 Louis XV of France10 Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia5 Marie Adelaide of Savoy11 Anne Marie of Orleans1 Therese of France12 Rafal Leszczynski6 Stanislaw I of Poland13 Anna Jablonowska3 Marie Leszczynska14 Jan Karol Opalinski7 Katarzyna Opalinska15 Zofia CzarnkowskaReferences edit nbsp Biography portal For baptismal name followed by de France see Nicolas Louis Achaintre s Histoire genealogique et chronologique de la maison royale de Bourbon Vol 2 pp 153 154 155 Latour Louis Therese 1927 Princesses Ladies and Salonnieres of the Reign of Louis XV Translated by Clegg Ivy E Kegan Paul Trench Trubner amp Co pp n37 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 12 Zychlinski Teodor 1882 Zlota ksiega szlachty polskiej Rocznik IVty in Polish Jaroslaw Leitgeber p 1 Retrieved 1 August 2018 Further reading editZielinski Ryszard 1978 Polka na francuskim tronie Czytelnik Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Therese of France amp oldid 1193576069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
