Louis Auguste de France, who was given the title Duc de
Berry at birth, was born in the Palace of Versailles. Out of seven children, he
was the third son of Louis, the Dauphin of France, and thus the grandson of
Louis XV of France and of his consort, Maria Leszczyńska. His mother was
Marie-Josèphe of Saxony, the daughter of Frederick Augustus II of Saxony,
Prince-Elector of Saxony and King of Poland.
