Maria Anna of Bavaria (1660-1690)
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Maria Anna of Bavaria (28 November 1660, Munich - 20 April 1690, Versailles), Dauphine of France, was also known as Dauphine Victoire. Her full birth name was Maria Anna Christine Victoria von Wittelsbach.
She was the eldest daughter of Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria and his wife Adelaide Henriette of Savoy. Her maternal grandparents were Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy and Christine Marie of France. Christine Marie was the second daughter of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici.
She married Louis, Monseigneur, son and heir of Louis XIV of France, on 7 March 1680 in Chalons-sur-Marne. Her husband predeceased his father.
She became the mother of the Dauphin Louis, Philip V of Spain and Charles de Bourbon, Duc de Berry. The dauphin, her first son, was father to Louis XV of France.
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| Preceded by Mary of Scotland |
Dauphine of France 7 March 1680–20 April 1690 |
Succeeded by Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy |
