Louis, Dauphin of France was the elder and only surviving son of King Louis XV and Queen Marie Leszczyńska. As the son of the king, Louis was a fils de France. As heir apparent, he became Dauphin of F
Portrait by Anne-Baptiste Nivelon [fr], 1764
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Louis with his mother Maria Leszczynska, c. 1730
Louis de France at the age of 9 in a study with a globe and a fortification treatise, by Louis Tocqué
Masked ball at Versailles for the wedding of Louis, Dauphin of France, to María Teresa Rafaela of Spain, 1745.
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Louis XVIII, known as the Desired, was King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815. Before his reign, he spent 23 years in exile from France begin
Louis, Dauphin of France (born 1729)
…Although he died before ascending to the throne himself, all three of his sons who made it to adulthood would go on to be King: Louis XVI (r. 1774–1793), Louis XVIII (r. 1814–1815, 1815–1824) and Charles X (r. 1824–1830). Louis's birth secured the throne and his mother's position at court, which previously had been…
Portrait of Louis XVIII by François Gérard, 1814
The Count of Provence and his brother Louis Auguste, Duke of Berry (later Louis XVI), depicted in 1757 by François-Hubert Drouais
Marie Joséphine in 1772 (by François-Hubert Drouais)
Louis Stanislas, Count of Provence, during the reign of Louis XVI