# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/louis-dauphin-of-france
# Generated: 2026-09-01T17:06:55.006Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/louis-dauphin-of-france"
name: "Louis, Dauphin of France"
slug: "louis-dauphin-of-france"
description: "He never wore the crown, but all three of his surviving sons did — Louis XVI lost his head in the Revolution, the other two reigned after Napoleon fell."
tagline: "French Dauphin (1729-1765)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Louis_de_France%2C_dauphin_(1745)_by_Maurice_Quentin_de_La_Tour.png"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "France"
  isoCode: "FR"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1729-09-04"
deathDate: "1765-12-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           60.09
  momentum:             15
  historical:           23.77618666666667
  currentAttention:     5.107142857142858
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
tags:
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  - name: "France"
    slug: "france"
  - name: "Europe"
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  - name: "Early Modern Era"
    slug: "early-modern-era"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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    title: "Луи, дофин на Франция (1729 – 1765)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Louis Ferdinand de Bourbon, dauphin de France"
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    title: "Λουδοβίκος Φερδινάνδος της Γαλλίας"
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    title: "Louis, Dauphin of France (born 1729)"
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    title: "Luis de Francia (1729-1765)"
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    title: "Luis Frantziakoa (1729-1765)"
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    title: "لوئی، دوفن فرانسه (۱۷۲۹–۱۷۶۵)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Louis de France (1729-1765)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Lajos Ferdinánd francia királyi herceg"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Louis, Dauphin Prancis (1729–1765)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Luigi Ferdinando di Borbone-Francia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ルイ・フェルディナン (フランス王太子)"
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    title: "ლუი დე ბურბონი (1729-1765)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Luwiġi Ferdinandu,Daufin ta’ Franza"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ዳውፊን ሉዊስ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "لويس دوفين فرنسا (ابن لويس الخامس عشر)"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born 4 September 1729, Louis Ferdinand was the only surviving son of Louis XV and Marie Leszczyńska, which made him heir to the French throne from birth. He carried the title Dauphin — crown prince — for his entire life, a role defined by waiting. He died on 20 December 1765, more than a decade before his father, ensuring he would never rule. What he left behind was a dynasty in three parts: his sons Louis XVI, guillotined in 1792; Louis XVIII, who returned after Napoleon's fall and ruled until 1824; and Charles X, who took the throne until 1830. The father who never reigned fathered the last kings of France.