Background
Marie Zéphyrine, known as Madame Royale or la Petite Madame, was born at the Palace of Versailles and was named after Street Zephyrinus, on whose feast day she was born.
Marie Zéphyrine, known as Madame Royale or la Petite Madame, was born at the Palace of Versailles and was named after Street Zephyrinus, on whose feast day she was born.
Her birth was greeted with caution. In the previous two years, Maria Josepha had suffered stillbirths and her health was of a fragile nature. Louis XV, on the other hand, had hoped for a grandson.
Marie Isabelle de Rohan served as Marie Zéphyrine"s governess.
Marie Zéphryine died at Versailles due an attack of convulsions, in the early hours of the morning of 2 September, having been baptised just days before by the abbot of Chabannes. She was not officially mourned.
A French princess could only be mourned if she was over the age of 7. She was buried at the Royal Basilica of Saint Denis outside the capital of Paris.