Sophie Philippine Élisabeth Justine de France, Princess of France, was born on the 27 July 1734 in Palace of Versailles as the sixth daughter to Louis XV and Marie Leszczyńska. As the daughter of the king, she was a Fille de France.Madame Sophie, as she was called, is less well known than many of her siblings. Unlike her older siblings she was not raised at Versailles, but sent to live at the Abbey of Fontevraud with her older sister Victoire and younger sisters Félicité (who died young) and Louise.
Madame Sophie was considerd ugly and uninteresting. She did not exercise any influence at the court, but let herself be directed by her older sister Adélaïde, following her in her antipathy against her father's mistresses, Madame de Pompadour and then Madame du Barry.
She was one of the four royal sisters to survive their parents. Her mother died on 24 June 1768 and all of her children were badly effected. Her father died 6 years later on 10 May 1774. During the reign of her nephew Louis XVI of France, she and her sisters were allowed to maintain their apartments at Versailles and often stayed at the Château de Bellevue - made famous by the mistress of her father. She died on 2 of march 1782. She was buried in the royal tomb at the Abbey of Saint-Denis which was plundered and destroyed at the time of the French Revolution.
She was one of the four royal sisters to survive their parents. Her mother died on 24 June 1768 and all of her children were badly effected. Her father died 6 years later on 10 May 1774. During the reign of her nephew Louis XVI of France, she and her sisters were allowed to maintain their apartments at Versailles and often stayed at the Château de Bellevue - made famous by the mistress of her father. She died on 2 of march 1782. She was buried in the royal tomb at the Abbey of Saint-Denis which was plundered and destroyed at the time of the French Revolution.
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