Élisabeth of France
Élisabeth of France | |
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| Princesse de France | |
Portrait by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (circa 1782) | |
| Full name | Élisabeth Philippine Marie Hélène |
| Born | 3 May 1764 Château de Versailles, Versailles, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 10 May 1794 (aged 30) Place de la Révolution, Paris, French First Republic |
| Buried | Cimetière des Errancis, Paris, France (first) Catacombs of Paris, Paris, France (final) |
| Father | Louis, Dauphin of France |
| Mother | Duchess Maria Josepha of Saxony |
Coat of arms | |
Élisabeth of France (Élisabeth Philippine Marie Hélène; 3 May 1764 – 10 May 1794), also known as Madame Élisabeth, was a French princess. She was the youngest child of Louis, Dauphin of France, and Duchess Maria Josepha of Saxony, and she was a sister of King Louis XVI. Élisabeth's father, the Dauphin, was the son and heir of King Louis XV and his popular wife, Queen Marie Leszczyńska. Élisabeth remained beside her brother and his family during the French Revolution, and she was executed during the Reign of Terror at the Place de la Révolution. The cause for her beatification and canonization has been introduced by the Catholic Church, and she has been declared a Servant of God by Pope Pius XII.