She was known as
Mademoiselle – a very prestigious style of address which was given to the most senior unmarried princess at the court of Versailles. Sophie was also titled Mademoiselle d’Angoulême and Mademoiselle d'Artois – the former reflecting the
Duke of Angoulême which was the title of her brother
Louis Antoine d'Artois. Artois was derived from her father's
Appanage of the
County of Artois. Her father, as a son of
Louis, Dauphin of France, held the rank of
Grandson of France. Louis XVI declared that his niece and her siblings would be regarded as Grandchildren of France, despite not being born to a King or Dauphin of France. This rank of Grandchild, which immediately followed the
Children of France allowed Sophie to use the style of
Royal Highness, but she was always known as Mademoiselle. Sophie died at the Palace of Versailles at the age of seven. She was buried at the
Royal Basilica of Saint Denis outside Paris, the traditional burial place of Bourbon royalty. Portraits of Sophie and her family exist at Versailles, one of them being by the famous
Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun. ==Ancestors==