Henriette-Anne of France (
14 August 1727 at
Versailles—-10 February 1752 at Versailles), was the twin sister of
Princess Louise-Élisabeth, the eldest child of King
Louis XV of France and his
queen consort Maria Leszczyńska. Both were born at
Versailles. She was known as "Madame Seconde" and then "Madame Henriette".
Of a reserved nature, Henriette-Anne was passionate about music, as
Jean-Marc Nattier's portrait shows. She spent her childhood at Versailles with her sisters Louise-Élisabeth and
Marie Adélaïde. Her twin sister moved to
Spain in 1739 to marry
Philip of Bourbon, a younger son of
Philip V of Spain, and a parting that Henriette regretted greatly, and she withdrew further into her music. She never married, although she had a romantic relationship with the
duc d'Orléans. With her brother the Dauphin
Louis and her sister Adélaïde, she opposed
Madame de Pompadour, and was estranged for a time from her twin sister Louise-Élisabeth, who became friendly with their father's mistress.
She died of
smallpox aged 24. She was buried at
Saint-Denis, where she was joined by her twin sister after Élisabeth died in 1759. Her tomb, like other Royal tombs at Saint-Denis, was desecrated in the
French Revolution.
Her nephews included (among others)
Ferdinand, Duke of Parma, Louis XVI of France, Louis XVIII of France, Charles X of France. Her nieces included
Madame Élisabeth and Queen
Maria Louisa of Spain. 
