Portrait of Maria Leszczyńska, photo Jean-Marc Nattier, 1748
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Maria Leszczyńska

ID: OS-016378-P/98754

Maria Leszczyńska

First name:

Maria

Last Name:

Leszczyńska

Drugie imię:

Karolina Zofia Felicja

Parents:

Stanisław Leszczyński i Katarzyna Opalińska

Crest:

Wieniawa

Date of birth:

23-06-1703

Place of birth:

Trzebnica

Date of death:

24-06-1768

Place od death:

Wersal

Age:

Biography:

Maria Leszczyńska (1703-1768), born in Trzebnica, daughter of Stanislaus Leszczyński and Catherine Opalinska, Polish royal, queen of France. In 1725, she married Louis XV, making her queen of France until 1768. At the Court of Versailles, she organised weekly concerts of Polish choirs, promoting native culture. She had ten children. She was a practising Catholic.