Louise Élisabeth of France

French princess

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Lived 1727–1759, aged 32France
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    1727–1759
    Aged 32
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Summary
Updated 2026-06-09

The only daughter of Louis XV who actually married — and then ruled a duchy her husband merely inherited. She founded the House of Bourbon-Parma and ran its territories for over a decade while her consort held the title.

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Born 14 August 1727 as the eldest daughter of France's Louis XV and Maria Leszczyńska — and twin to Henriette — Louise Élisabeth grew up in a court where royal daughters rarely left. She broke the pattern in marrying Infante Philip of Spain, her father's first cousin and fellow grandson of the Grand Dauphin. When Philip inherited the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza through his mother in 1748, the couple didn't just take possession — they launched a cadet branch, the House of Bourbon-Parma. For the next eleven years, until her death on 6 December 1759, Élisabeth held the real power, governing the d…

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