Louis, Duke of Burgundy
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Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy, was the eldest son of Louis, Grand Dauphin, and Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria and grandson of the reigning French king, Louis XIV. He is commonly known as
Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud, c. 1700–12
Louis, playing with a spear, with his parents and brothers in 1687
Louis's wife Marie Adélaïde, c. 1697
Portrait by Joseph Vivien, 1700
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
Louis, Duke of Burgundy
…ineptitude and squabbling of the aristocrats caused this system to fail, and it was soon abandoned in 1718 in favour of a return to absolute monarchy. Louis, Duke of Brittany (25 June 1704 – 13 April 1705) died of convulsions; Louis, Duke of Brittany (8 January 1707 – 8 March 1712) died of measles…
The French Royal Family in 1705 as seen in the Almanach royal