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Marie Zéphyrine, known as ''Madame Royale'' or ''la Petite Madame'', was born at the [[Palace of Versailles]] and was named after [[St Zephyrinus]], on whose [[feast day]] she was born. Her birth was greeted with caution; in the previous two years, Maria Josepha had suffered stillbirths and her health was of a fragile nature. Louis XV, on the other hand, had hoped for a grandson. [[Marie Isabelle de Rohan]] served as Marie Zéphyrine's governess.
Marie Zéphyrine, known as ''Madame Royale'' or ''la Petite Madame'', was born at the [[Palace of Versailles]] and was named after [[St Zephyrinus]], on whose [[feast day]] she was born. Her birth was greeted with caution; in the previous two years, Maria Josepha had suffered stillbirths and her health was of a fragile nature. Louis XV, on the other hand, had hoped for a grandson. [[Marie Isabelle de Rohan]] served as Marie Zéphyrine's governess.
Marie Zéphryine died at Versailles due an attack of convulsions, in the early hours of the morning of 2 September, having been baptised just days before by the abbot of Chabannes. She was not officially mourned; a French princess could only be mourned if she was over the age of 7. She was buried at the [[Basilica of St Denis|Royal Basilica of Saint Denis]] outside the capital of [[Paris]].
Marie Zéphyrine died at Versailles due to an attack of convulsions, in the early hours of the morning of 2 September, having been baptised just days before by the Abbot of Chabannes. She was not officially mourned; a French princess could only be mourned if she was over the age of 7. She was buried at the [[Basilica of St Denis|Royal Basilica of Saint Denis]] outside the capital of [[Paris]].


==Ancestry==
==Ancestry==

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Marie Zéphyrine
Portrait by Jean-Marc Nattier
Born(1750-08-26)26 August 1750
Palace of Versailles, France
Died2 September 1755(1755-09-02) (aged 5)
Palace of Versailles, France
Burial
Royal Basilica of Saint Denis
HouseBourbon
FatherLouis, Dauphin of France
MotherMaria Josepha of Saxony

Marie Zéphyrine of France (26 August 1750 – 2 September 1755) was a French princess, the daughter of Louis, Dauphin of France, and Maria Josepha of Saxony.

Marie Zéphyrine, known as Madame Royale or la Petite Madame, was born at the Palace of Versailles and was named after St Zephyrinus, on whose feast day she was born. Her birth was greeted with caution; in the previous two years, Maria Josepha had suffered stillbirths and her health was of a fragile nature. Louis XV, on the other hand, had hoped for a grandson. Marie Isabelle de Rohan served as Marie Zéphyrine's governess. Marie Zéphyrine died at Versailles due to an attack of convulsions, in the early hours of the morning of 2 September, having been baptised just days before by the Abbot of Chabannes. She was not officially mourned; a French princess could only be mourned if she was over the age of 7. She was buried at the Royal Basilica of Saint Denis outside the capital of Paris.

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ 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. 13.
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