Marie Elisabeth de Pracht

Marie Elisabeth (1723 - 1723) was the eighth child of Louis V and Marie Johanne. She was born as the elder of two twins, but died posthumously just two hours after her baptism.

Reign of Louis V - Son Altesse Imperiale, Madame Cinquieme
Marie Elisabeth was born at the Chateau du Egmont to Louis V and Marie Johanne as a pair of identical twins, the other twin being Marie Amelie. The experience was all too familiar, resembling the experience had with Madame Deuxieme many years before. Elisabeth was born with birth defects, such as; a weakened immune system, asthma and paralysis.

Once again, the child was baptized early for fear of her death without baptism. She was named Marie Elisabeth at baptism. After her baptism, she fell seriously ill before there was time enough to have a portrait commissioned. Elisabeth died on the 3rd of February, 1723 at the Chateau du Egmont, leaving the Empress and Imperial Family devastated. She was buried in the Imperial Crypt at the Cathedral of St. Gudala and St. Michael, where she resides to this day.