Marie Leszczyńska

Queen Consort of France (1703–1768)

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Lived 1703–1768, aged 65France

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Era
1703–1768
Aged 65

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People connected to Marie Leszczyńska

SpouseLouis XV of France

FatherStanisław Leszczyński

ChildLouise Élisabeth of France

ChildLouis, Dauphin of France

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Married Louis XV for 43 years—longest queen consort tenure in French history. Marie brought Polish customs to Versailles while quietly running a charity operation that kept her beloved by the masses.

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Marie Leczinska 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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