Marie Anne Joséphe de Bavière

Joséphe de Bavière, Madame la Grande Dauphine (Marie Anne Joséphe Augustine de Wittelsbach; Maria Anna Josefa Augusta von Wittelsbach; 7th August 1734 - present) was a Bavarian princess and daughter of the late Charles VII, Saint Empereur Romain and Marie Amélie d'Autriche. In December of 1753, the young Duchesse de Bavière was handed over to the court of the French king, Charles XII, and she would marry Louis Philippe de France, Monseigneur le Grand Dauphin, in January of 1754, taking up the style of Madame la Grande Dauphine.

Joséphe, being a foreign princess at the French court, was quickly groomed into a proper courtier and Frenchwoman. As the future consort, Joséphe took great pride in making her presence at court a strong, dominant one, as she arrived to a court mourning the beloved late wife of the Dauphin. She quickly rose to prominence at court and attempted to exert influence heavily over her husband, as well as the Roi and the Reine.

Titles & Styles
7th August 1734 - 28th January 1754 Son Altesse Sérénissime, Duchesse de Bavière

28th January 1754 - present Son Altesse Sérénissime, Madame la Grande Dauphine et Duchesse de Normandie