Mesdames de France

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Mesdames de France were the unmarried daughters of King Louis XV of France, notable 18th-century royal princesses who played influential roles at the French court.

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Filles de France 1
Mesdames de France canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of French royal princesses
associatedEvent decline of the prestige of the Bourbon monarchy in the late 18th century
associatedPlace Choisy-le-Roi
Fontainebleau
century 18th century
country Kingdom of France
courtCulture embodied conservative and devout tendencies at court
courtRole influential figures at the court of Versailles
culturalRole patronesses of arts and religious institutions
dynasticAffiliation French branch of the House of Bourbon
education received princely education appropriate to royal daughters
era Ancien Régime
father Louis XV of France
grandfather Louis XIV of France
historicalContext lived in the decades preceding the French Revolution
historicalReputation remembered for piety and political conservatism
house House of Bourbon
languageOfName French
maritalStatus mostly remained unmarried
meaningOfName Ladies of France
member Madame Adélaïde de France
Madame Henriette de France
Madame Louise Marie de France
Madame Louise de France
linked to: Louise of France

Madame Marie Louise Élisabeth de France
Madame Philippine Élisabeth de France
Madame Sophie de France
Madame Victoire de France
Madame Élisabeth de France (daughter of Louis XV)
mother Marie Leszczyńska
notableMembers Madame Adélaïde de France
Madame Victoire de France
politicalInfluence exerted influence on court factions under Louis XV
opposed some policies associated with Madame de Pompadour
were involved in court opposition to the Jesuits’ suppression
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Palace of Versailles
siblingRelation sisters of Louis, Dauphin of France (son of Louis XV)
socialStatus princesses of the blood
title Filles de France
linked to: Mesdames de France

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Château de Bellevue ownedBy Mesdames de France
Mesdames de France title Filles de France
linked to: Mesdames de France