Louis, Duke of Brittany was the eldest son and the only infant son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy and Princess Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, grandson of Louis, Grand Dauphin, and great-grandson of Louis XIV. F
The French Royal Family in 1705 as seen in the Almanach royal
Marie Adélaïde of Savoy
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Princess Marie Adélaïde of Savoy was the wife of Louis, Duke of Burgundy, Dauphin of France. She was the eldest daughter of Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, and of Anne Marie d'Orléans. Her betrothal
Louis, Duke of Brittany (born 1704)
…Louis, Duke of Brittany (25 June 1704 – 13 April 1705) was the eldest son and the only infant son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy and Princess Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, grandson of Louis, Grand Dauphin, and great-grandson of Louis XIV. For his entire life, Louis was third in line of succession to the throne behind his…
Portrait by Jean-Baptiste Santerre, 1709
Bust of Marie Adelaide de Bourgogne by Coysevox. Brooklyn Museum Archives, Goodyear Archival Collection
Marie Adélaïde wearing Fleur-de-lis as Duchess of Burgundy, c. 1697
Portrait of the Duchess of Burgundy by Pierre Gobert