Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria
Dauphine of France (1660-1690)
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Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria (28 November 1660 – 20 April 1690) was the wife of Louis, the Grand Dauphin. She had three sons including the father of Louis XV of France and a King of Spain. In France she was known as Dauphine Marie Anne Victoire. She was a sister of the Violante Beatrice of Bavaria, the last Medici Grand Princess of Tuscany. At court she was known simply as Madame la Dauphine.
| Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria | |||||
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| Dauphine of France | |||||
 Portrait of Maria Anna Victoria painted after her death holding the coronet of a Dauphine by François de Troy | |||||
| Born | 28 November 1660 Munich, Bavaria | ||||
| Died | 20 April 1690 (aged 29) Palace of Versailles, France | ||||
| Burial | Royal Basilica of Saint Denis, France | ||||
| Spouse | Louis, Dauphin of France | ||||
| Issue | Louis, Dauphin of France Philip V, King of Spain Charles, Duke of Berry | ||||
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| House | House of Bourbon House of Wittelsbach | ||||
| Father | Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria | ||||
| Mother | Henriette Adelaide of Savoy | ||||
She was a daughter of Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria and Henrietta Adelaide of Savoy.
Children
change- Louis of France, Duke of Burgundy (16 August 1682 – 18 February 1712), Duke of Burgundy and later Dauphin of France; married second cousin Maria Adelaide of Savoy and had the future Louis XV of France;
- Philippe of France (19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746), "Duke of Anjou", (later King of Spain); became King of Spain in 1700; married second cousin Maria Luisa of Savoy and had issue; married again Elisabeth Farnese and had further children such as a future Dauphine of France;
- Charles of France, Duke of Berry (31 July 1686 – 5 May 1714); married his first cousin Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans and had children but none survived over a year.
Through her first two sons she is an ancestor of the present King of Spain as well as the present Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
Titles and styles
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- 28 November 1660 – 7 March 1680 Her Serene Highness Duchess Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria
- 7 March 1680 – 20 April 1690 Her Royal Highness the Dauphine of France (Son Altesse royale, "Madame la Dauphine".)