Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain
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| Infanta Maria Teresa Antonia Rafaela of Spain | |
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| Dauphine of France | |
| Spouse | Louis, Dauphin of France |
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| Princess Marie Thérèse of France | |
| Father | Philip V of Spain |
| Mother | Elisabeth of Parma |
| Born | 11 June 1726 Real Alcázar de Madrid, Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 22 July 1746 Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France |
| Burial | Basilica of Saint Denis, France |
Infanta Maria Teresa Antonia Rafaela of Spain (11 June 1726 - 22 July 1746) was Dauphine of France as spouse of Louis, Dauphin of France.
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[edit] Life
Born María Teresa Antonia Rafaela de España at the Madrid, she was a daughter of King Philip V of Spain, and Elisabeth of Parma and thus an Infanta by birth. One of seven children, her siblings were to marry well:
- Infante Carlos (1716-1788) - later Duke of Parma (1731-1735); King of Spain (1735-1788) would marry Maria Amalia of Saxony;
- Infante Francisco of Spain (1717) - died in infancy;
- Infanta Mariana Victoria (1718-1781) - Engaged to Louis XV of France but later Queen of Portugal as wife of Joseph I of Portugal; They were the parents of Maria I of Portugal, the first Queen Regnant of Portugal;
- Infante Felipe (1720-1765) - Later Duke of Parma as heir of his mother; married Princess Marie Louise Élisabeth of France, the eldest daughter of Louis XV. They founded the House of Bourbon-Parma which still claims the title Duke of Parma and Piacenza;
- Infanta Maria Teresa (1726-1746) - Married Louis, Daupin of France, eldest son of Louis XV;
- Infante Luis Antonio Jamie (1727-1785) - never married;
- Infanta Maria Antonietta Ferdinanda (1729 - 1785), was Queen of Sardinia as the wife of King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia. She was a mother of 3 rulers of Sardinia.
 Maria Teresa while in Spain |
 The Real Alcázar de Madrid where she was born |
Prior to the marriage, the Spanish and French royal courts had been on poor terms: the Spanish had been greatly insulted by the French, when the engagement between Louis XV of France and Infanta Mariana Victoria of Spain, elder sister of Maria Teresa, had been rudely broken off in 1725 (Louis had instead married Maria Leszczyńska, and by her fathered the Dauphin, Louis-Ferdinand).
| Family of Maria Teresa Rafaela in 1743 |
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[edit] Marriage
The marriage was thus partially intended to heal the division between the two branches of the Bourbon family. Accordingly, Maria was married by proxy at Madrid on December 18, 1744 before her departure for France where on February 23, 1745, Maria married Louis-Ferdinand.
In France, her name was modified to Marie-Thérèse-Raphaëlle. As the Dauphine of France, she then took on the honorary style of address of Madame la Dauphine.
The marriage began badly, when the Dauphin failed to consummate the marriage. This was a major embarrassment to Marie which undermined her position at court. Although she received some flattering descriptions, being noted as beautiful, pious and dignified, some made negative remarks about her pronounced red hair. Very shy and distant and not interested in games, Maria preferred to remain most of the time in her apartments.
Finally, the marriage was consummated in September 1745, putting an end to all the gossip and insinuations. The couple became very close and mutually devoted, spending most of their time together. This was in strong contrast to The King, who had recently begun his famous affair with Madame de Pompadour. The royal mistress had been presented formally at court during the famous ball celebrating the marriage of the new couple. It was called the Ball of the CLipped Yew. The Dauphin and Dauphine hated the royal mistress for the way she drew attention away from the polish born Queen, Maria Leszczyńska. The Dauphine was also hostile to the King himself for not participating in Holy Communion and ignoring her.
Maria eventually became pregnant, being due to deliver in the beginning of July 1746. But the child, a girl, was not born until July 19, which exasperated the impatient Dauphin. The couple had one child
- Princess Marie Thérèse of France (July 19, 1746 - April 27, 1748 - Known as Madame Royale
Her mother failed to recover from the childbirth and died three days later on July 22. Her death caused intense sorrow in the Dauphin, a sorrow which persisted even into his second marriage. The two were buried at the Royal Basilica at Saint Denis, a suburb of Paris.
After her death her husband married Maria Josepha of Saxony. The daughter of Augustus III of Poland, Prince-Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, and Maria Josepha of Austria (1699-1757), the daughter of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor. They were the parents of Louis XVI of France.
 Marie-Thérèse-Raphaëlle as the Dauphine |
 Marie-Thérèse-Raphaëlle some time before her death |
 Louis her husband |
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[edit] Titles and Styles
- 11 June 1726 - 23 February 1745 Her Royal Highness Dona Maria Teresa Antonia Rafaela, Infanta of Spain
- 23 February 1745 - 22 July 1746 Her Royal Highness the Dauphine of France (Madame la Dauphine de France)
