Louise Marie Madeleine Fontaine
Louise de Fontaine was born in Paris, in the parish of Saint-Roch, on 28 October 1706. Her baptism act was as follows:
Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans
Orléans was born at the Château de Saint Germain en Laye outside Paris in 1648. She was the youngest surviving daughter of Gaston d'Orléans and his second wife Marguerite of Lorraine. From birth, she was styled "Mademoiselle de Valois", derived from one of her father's subsidiary titles. She was the favourite sister of "La Grande Mademoiselle", the famous heiress. She grew up in the company of her sisters and "Mademoiselle de La Vallière", future mistress of Louis XIV. She resided at the Château de Blois. Her father died in 1660 and her mother remained unmarried.