Tombstone plaque of Maria Leszczyńska, photo Rafał Górny, 2025
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Tombstone plaque of Maria Leszczyńska

Tombstone plaque of Maria Leszczyńska

The tombstone of Marie Leszczynska is still preserved in the basement of the Saint-Denis basilica. It bears the inscription:

ICI EST LE CORPS
DE TRÈS HAUTE TRÈS PUISSANTE ET
TRÈS VERTUEUSE REINE MARIE LESZCZYNSKA
EPOUSE DE TRÈS HAUT ET TRÈS PUISSANT ROI LOUIS XV
DÉCÉDÉE LE 24 JUIN 1768 À L'ÂGE
DE SOIXANTE CINQ ANS
REQVIESCAT IN PACE

Below is a plaque with the Queen's coat of arms: a five-field Polish-Lithuanian shield with an Eagle and Pogo alternating. The central field shows Wieniawa (a bull's head with a thorn in its nostrils), the Leszczyński family coat of arms. Maria Leszczyńska died on 24 June in Versailles. She was buried in the Saint-Denis Abbey near Paris. Her heart was placed with her father's body in Nancy Cathedral.

Time of construction:

1768-1771

Publication:

28.10.2025

Last updated:

23.02.2026
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The tombstone of Marie Leszczynska in the Basilica of Saint-Denis with an inscription in French and a coat of arms with a five-field Polish-Lithuanian shield with an eagle and a bull's head.
Tombstone plaque of Maria Leszczyńska, photo Rafał Górny, 2025

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