Adélaïde Of France
Marie Adélaïde de France (23 March 1732 – 27 February 1800) was a French princess, the sixth child and fourth daughter of King Louis XV and Queen Marie Leszczyńska. As a legitimate daughter of the King, Adélaïde was a ''fille de France''. She was referred to as ''Madame Quatrième'' ("Madame the Fourth") until the death of her older sister Marie Louise of France (1728–1733), Marie Louise in 1733, and then as ''Madame Troisième'' ("Madame the Third"); as ''Madame Adélaïde'' from 1737 to 1755; as ''Madame'' from 1755 to 1759; and then as ''Madame Adélaïde'' again from 1759 until her death. Adélaïde and her sister Sophie-Philippine of France, Sophie possessed the Duchy of Louvois from 1777 until 1792. The duchy had been created for them by their nephew Louis XVI, in their own right. During the reign of her nephew Adélaïde led the extreme conservative faction at court and was strongly anti Marie Antoinette, Adélaïde was reputedly the first person to call her ' ...
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Fils De France
''Fils de France'' (, ''Son of France'') was the style and rank held by the sons of the kings and dauphins of France. A daughter was known as a fille de France (, ''Daughter of France''). The children of the dauphin (a title reserved for the king's heir apparent whether son, grandson or great-grandson of the monarch) were accorded the same style and status as if they were the king's children instead of his grandchildren or great-grandchildren. Styles The king, queen, queen dowager, ''enfants de France'' (children of France) and ''petits-enfants de France'' (grandchildren of France) constituted the ''famille du roi'' (royal family). More remote legitimate, male-line descendants of France's kings held the designation and rank of '' princes du sang'' (princes of the blood) or, if legally recognised despite a bar sinister on the escutcheon, they were customarily deemed ''princes légitimés'' (legitimated princes). The dauphin, the heir to the French throne, was the most seni ...
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