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marie zéphyrine by jean marc nattier louis , dauphin of france 2 september 1755 palace of versailles , france maria josepha of saxony palace of versailles , france 26 august 1750 marie zéphirine de france par nattier.jpg princess marie zéphyrine of france

princess marie zéphyrine of france

marie zéphyrine of france -lrb- 26 august 1750 -- 2 september 1755 -rrb- was 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 .
dauphine maria josepha wanted her daughter to marry her first cousin , the future king anthony of saxony .
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 royal basilica of saint denis outside the capital of paris .
