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Princess Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart

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Princess Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart

Birth
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Death
8 Apr 1712 (aged 19)
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Burial
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Plot
Burial of a portion of her remains.
Memorial ID
244734301 View Source

Princess Louisa was one of two of King James II's children by his second wife, Maria Beatrice d'Este, to survive childhood. She was buried at the Chapel of Saint Edmund, Church of the English Benedictines, in Paris, but it was destroyed during the French Revolution.

A portion of her remains were interred at the Eglise Paroissiale. It was built by the command of King Louis XIV, but was destroyed during the Revolution. The present building was completed in 1827. In 1824, while the foundations were being dug, workmen discovered three small lead boxes. The first had on it an inscription identifying the contents as some of the remains of King James II of England, who died in exile in Saint Germain-en-Laye in 1701. The second and third boxes contained some of the remains of his wife Queen Mary Beatrice and of their daughter Princess Louise. The monument to James which now stands inside the church and contains the boxes was donated by Queen Victoria.

Her entrails were interred at another site, the Scots College in Paris.

Princess Louisa was one of two of King James II's children by his second wife, Maria Beatrice d'Este, to survive childhood. She was buried at the Chapel of Saint Edmund, Church of the English Benedictines, in Paris, but it was destroyed during the French Revolution.

A portion of her remains were interred at the Eglise Paroissiale. It was built by the command of King Louis XIV, but was destroyed during the Revolution. The present building was completed in 1827. In 1824, while the foundations were being dug, workmen discovered three small lead boxes. The first had on it an inscription identifying the contents as some of the remains of King James II of England, who died in exile in Saint Germain-en-Laye in 1701. The second and third boxes contained some of the remains of his wife Queen Mary Beatrice and of their daughter Princess Louise. The monument to James which now stands inside the church and contains the boxes was donated by Queen Victoria.

Her entrails were interred at another site, the Scots College in Paris.


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  • Created by: CMWJR
  • Added: 16 Oct 2022
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 244734301
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244734301/louisa-maria_teresa-stuart: accessed ), memorial page for Princess Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart (18 Jun 1692–8 Apr 1712), Find a Grave Memorial ID 244734301, citing Eglise Paroissiale, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520).