Louise Marie de La Grange d'Arquien (28 June 1638 – 11 November 1728) was a French noblewoman, the elder sister of

Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien (Polish: Maria Kazimiera Ludwika d’Arquien), known also by the diminutive form "Marysieńka" (28 June 1641 – 30 January 1716) was a French noblewoman who became the queen consort of Poland and gran ...

Queen of Poland Poland was ruled at various times either by dukes and princes (10th to 14th centuries) or by kings (11th to 18th centuries). During the latter period, a tradition of free election of monarchs made it a uniquely electable position in Europe (16th ...

Michał Komaszyński Michał Komaszyński (b. 23 February 1924 in Potok Złoty, d. 12 December 2007 in Katowice) was a Polish historian. Michał Komaszyński was born in Potok Złoty. When he was child, his family relocated to Trembowla. He studied in Lille and Tor ...

, Maria Kazimiera d’Arquien Sobieska królowa Polski 1641–1716, Wydawnictwo Literackie, Kraków 1983, pp. 75–76, 101–105, 112–113. She was born in France to

Henri Albert de La Grange d'Arquien Henri Albert de La Grange d'Arquien, Marquis of Arquien (8 September 1613 – 24 May 1707) was born in Calais, France, the son of Antoine de La Grange d'Arquien, governor of Calais, and Anne d'Ancienville. His surname is also listed as ''Lagra ...

and Françoise de La Châtre. She served as

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to Queen Marie Therese of France prior to her marriage. In 1668, Louise Marie married François Gaston de

Béthune Béthune ( ; archaic and ''Bethwyn'' historically in English) is a city in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department. Geography Béthune is located in the former province of Artois. It is situated south-east of Calais, ...

, marquis de Chabris, and they had four children, including Louis Marie Victor, comte de Béthune, and Jeanne de Béthune, wife of Count Jan Stanisław

Jabłonowski Jabłonowski (plural: Jabłonowscy) is a Polish surname. Polish adjectives have different forms for the genders, Jabłonowska is the form for a female family member while a male would use Jabłonowski. A lot of but not all Jabłonowski belong to the ...

. She also suffered 10 miscarriages between 1668 and 1683. She followed her sister to Poland and had an influential position in the court of her sister until the Duke de Bethune was exiled, when she was forced to follow him. She died in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

in 1728.

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