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Marie Leszczyńska
1703 – 1768 · aged 65
Queen Consort of France (1703–1768)
- Born
- 23 Jun 1703 · Poznań
- Died
- 24 Jun 1768 · Palace of Versailles
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- 23 Jun 1703BornBorn in Poznań
- 24 Jun 1768DiedDied in Palace of Versailles
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- 1756 – 1763Seven Years' War
- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
Biography
Marie Leczinska (born Maria Karolina Zofia Felicja Leszczyńska; 23 June 1703 – 24 June 1768) 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 deposed King of Poland, and Catherine Opalińska, her 42-years and 9 months service was the longest of any queen in French history. A devout Catholic throughout her life, Marie was popular among the French people for her numerous charitable works and introduced many Polish customs to the royal court at Versailles. She was the grandmother of the French kings Louis XVI, Louis XVIII and Charles X.
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