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Maria Anna of Bavaria (1660-1690)
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Maria Anna Christine Victoria von Wittelsbach (28 November 1660 – 20 April 1690) was born a Duchess of Bavaria and later became Dauphine of France. She was married to Louis, le Grand Dauphin, son and heir of Louis XIV of France, and thereafter was known as Dauphine Victoire.
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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