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Élisabeth Philippe Marie Hélène of France [1] [2] (3 May 1764 – 10 May 1794), also known as Madame Élisabeth, was a French princess.She was the youngest child of Louis, Dauphin of France, and Duchess Maria Josepha of Saxony, and she was a sister of King Louis XVI. Élisabeth's father, the Dauphin, was the son and heir of King Louis XV and his popular wife, Queen Marie Leszczyńska ...
On 8 June 1795, the only surviving son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, referred to by the legitimists as 'Louis XVII of France', died while imprisoned in the Temple, and on 16 June, the exiled French royalists proclaimed the count of Provence king of France as Louis XVIII. Thus, Marie Joséphine became regarded as titular queen consort of ...
Louis XVI (Louis-Auguste; French: [lwi sɛːz]; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. Louis XVI was the husband of Marie Antoinette .
Her oldest brother, King Louis XVI, her sister-in-law, Queen Marie Antoinette; and her younger sister, Madame Élisabeth, were all executed in 1793–94. Clotilde regarded her brother to have been a Catholic martyr, but she was reportedly more emotionally affected by the execution of her sister, which became a turning point in her life. [8]
The sister-in-law of the king was similarly treated. When one existed (this was the case for Louis XIV of France and Louis XVI of France but not for Louis XV, who was the sole surviving sibling), the first of the filles de France was given the title of "Madame Royale."
In 1775, Charles Emmanuel married Clotilde of France, the sister of King Louis XVI of France. [1] Although the union was arranged for political reasons, Charles Emmanuel and his wife became devoted to each other. [2] Their attempts to have children, however, were unsuccessful.
She still hoped her son Louis-Charles, whom the exiled Count of Provence, Louis XVI's brother, had recognized as Louis XVI's successor, would one day rule France. The royalists and the refractory clergy , including those preparing the insurrection in Vendée , supported Marie Antoinette and the return to the monarchy.
He was employed as a secretary to Marie Joséphine of Savoy, the Countess of Provence, wife of future king Louis XVIII, and sister in law of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. He wrote poetry in praise of the French Revolution , although his enthusiasm quickly faded and he was at one point arrested as a Girondist .