Marie Thérèse of France (1667–1672)

Marie Thérèse (2 January 1667 – 1 March 1672) was the fourth child and third daughter of King Louis XIV of France and his wife, Maria Theresa of Spain. As the king's daughter, she was a Fille de France and was known at court by the traditional honorific of Madame Royale because she was the king's eldest surviving daughter. She did not survive childhood, dying at the age of five due to tuberculosis.

Marie Thérèse
Madame Royale
Portrait by Nocret (1671)
Born	2 January 1667 Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Died	1 March 1672 (aged 5) Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Burial	Royal Basilica, Saint Denis, France
Full name Marie Thérèse de France
House	Bourbon
Father	Louis XIV of France
Mother	Maria Theresa of Spain

Life

Marie Thérèse was born 2 January 1667 at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Her parents had her baptised in the Palais du Louvre in 1668. Her parents reputedly adored the young girl, and her mother wanted her to become the queen of her native Spain. As a fille de France, Marie Thérèse was entitled by law to the style of Her Royal Highness, but was referred to simply as '"Madame Royale".

She was also known as La Petite Madame to distinguish her from her aunts, the wives of her uncle Monsieur, who were known as the first Madame (Henrietta of England) (died 1670) and the second Madame (Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate) (died 1722). The young Marie Thérèse died on 1 March 1672 at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye and was buried at the Royal Basilica of Saint Denis, outside Paris, France. The music for the funeral ceremony was composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (H.409, H.189, H.331).

Ancestry

Ancestors of Marie Thérèse of France (1667–1672)

16. Antoine of Navarre[1]^:143–144 8. Henry IV of France[1]^:145–146 (= 14) 17. Jeanne III of Navarre[1]^:143–144 4. Louis XIII of France[1]^:151–153 18. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany[2] 9. Marie de' Medici[1]^:145–146 (= 15) 19. Joanna of Austria[2] 2. Louis XIV of France 20. Philip II of Spain[3] (= 24) 10. Philip III of Spain[4] (= 12) 21. Anna of Austria[3] (= 25) 5. Anne of Austria[1]^:151–153 22. Charles II, Archduke of Inner Austria[5] 11. Margaret of Austria[4] (= 13) 23. Maria Anna of Bavaria[5] 1. Marie Thérèse of France 24. Philip II of Spain (= 20) 12. Philip III of Spain[6] (= 10) 25. Anna of Austria (= 21) 6. Philip IV of Spain[1]^:177 26. Charles II, Archduke of Inner Austria (= 22) 13. Margaret of Austria[6] (= 11) 27. Maria Anna of Bavaria (= 23) 3. Maria Theresa of Spain 28. Antoine of Navarre (= 16) 14. Henry IV of France[1]^:145–149 (= 8) 29. Jeanne III of Navarre (= 17) 7. Elisabeth of France[1]^:177 30. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (= 18) 15. Marie de' Medici[1]^:145–149 (= 9) 31. Joanna of Austria (= 19)

Patrilineal descent

Patrilineal descent

Patrilineal descent is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations - which means that if Princess Marie Thérèse were to choose an historically accurate house name it would be Robertian, as all her male-line ancestors have been of that house. Marie Thérèse is a member of the House of Bourbon, a branch of the Capetian dynasty and of the Robertians. Marie Thérèse's patriline is the line from which she is descended father to son. It follows the Dukes of Parma as well as the Kings of Spain, France, and Navarre. The line can be traced back more than 1,200 years to the present day and is one of the oldest in Europe. Robert II of Worms and Rheingau (Robert of Hesbaye), 770 - 807 Robert III of Worms and Rheingau, 808 - 834 Robert IV the Strong, 820 - 866 Robert I of France, 866 - 923 Hugh the Great, 895 - 956 Hugh Capet, 941 - 996 Robert II of France, 972 - 1031 Henry I of France, 1008–1060 Philip I of France, 1053–1108 Louis VI of France, 1081–1137 Louis VII of France, 1120–1180 Philip II of France, 1165–1223 Louis VIII of France, 1187–1226 Louis IX of France, 1215–1270 Robert, Count of Clermont, 1256–1317 Louis I, Duke of Bourbon, 1279–1342 James I, Count of La Marche, 1319–1362 John I, Count of La Marche, 1344–1393 Louis, Count of Vendôme, 1376–1446 Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme, 1428–1478 François, Count of Vendôme, 1470–1495 Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, 1489–1537 Antoine, King of Navarre, Duke of Vendôme, 1518–1562 Henry IV, King of France and of Navarre, 1553–1610 Louis XIII, King of France and Navarre, 1601–1643 Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre, 1638–1715 Marie Thérèse of France, Madame Royale, 1667-1672

Cropped image of family portrait[7]

References

1. Anselm de Guibours (1726). Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France [Genealogical and chronological history of the royal house of France] (in French). 1 (3rd ed.). Paris: La compagnie des libraires.
2. Leonie Frieda (14 March 2006). Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France. HarperCollins. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-06-074493-9. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
3. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Philip III., king of Spain" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
4. Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Anna von Oesterreich (Königin von Frankreich)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 6. p. 152 – via Wikisource.
5. Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Margaretha (Königin von Spanien)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 13 – via Wikisource.
6. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Philip IV., king of Spain" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
7. Nocret, Jean (1670-01-01), English: Marie Therese of France, Petit Madame. (detail of "Louis XIV and His Family"), retrieved 2017-04-19