Royalty of the week - Marie Louise Élisabeth de France

The royalty of the week is princess Marie Louise Élisabeth de France, Duchess Consort of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla. She was the eldest daughter of Louis XV and queen Maria Leszczyńska and she was born 14 August 1727 at Versailles. As a daughter of the king she she ranked as a fille de France ( daughter of France ).

She married Philip of Spain, Duke of Parma, Plasencia and Guastalla. There marrige was not a happy one but the couple had three children: Princess Isabella Maria of Parma, Ferdinand, Duke of Parma and Maria Luisa of Parma.

She died december 6, 1759 in a age of 32 at Versailles.