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Maria Karolina Zofia Felicja Leszczyńska ( Polish: [ˈmarja lɛʂˈt͡ʂɨj̃ska]; 23 June 1703 – 24 June 1768), also known as Marie Leczinska ( French: [maʁi lɛɡzɛ̃ska] ), 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 Stanislaus I Leszczyński, the ...
- 4 September 1725 – 24 June 1768
In 1725 Marie Leszczyńska, hailing from a Polish noble family, became Queen of France, to universal astonishment. Two decades earlier, when still an infant, her father Stanisław Leszczyński was elected King of Poland by the nobility of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This election took place during the turbulent times of the Great ...
Maria Karolina Zofia Felicja Leszczyńska was the wife of King Louis XV of France. She was born on June 23, 1703, in Trzebnica, Silesia (now Poland) to Stanisław I Leszczyński and his wife Catherine Opalińska. She had one older sister, Anna (born 1699), who died at the age of 18.
Jun 1, 2018 · Marie Leszczyńska was born on 23 June 1703 as the daughter of King Stanisław Leszczyński, Stanislaw I of Poland, and Catherine Opalińska. Her father’s reign as King of Poland lasted just four years, and the loss of his Kingdom was compensated by giving him the administration of the Duchy of Zweibrücken. At the age of 14, Marie was described [read more]
Marie Leszczynska (lĕshchĬn´skə), 1703–68, queen of France, wife of Louis XV, and daughter of Stanislaus I of Poland. Married in 1725, she bore 10 children and was the grandmother of Louis XVI. Of retiring disposition, she made no attempt to rival the king's mistresses. Her marriage facilitated French involvement in the War of the Polish ...
Born: 23 June 1703, Poland. Died: 24 June 1768. Country most active: France. Also known as: Maria Karolina Zofia Felicja Leczinska. Marie Leszczyńska was born Maria Karolina Leszczyńska on June 23, 1703, in Silesia to Stanisław I (later King of Poland) and Catherine Opalińska. Her father was removed from the Polish throne in 1709 and, as a ...
Marie Leszczyńska, Queen consort of France and Navarre. ca. 1747 - Marie Leszczyńska by Charles-André van Loo. Birth. 23.6.1703 in Trzebnica, Poland. Death. 24.6.1768 in Versailles, France (65 years) Marriage. King Louis XV of France. Wedding: 9.1725.
