Louis, Duke of Burgundy
French duke (1682-1712)
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Second in line to France's throne until his father died in 1711, making him the official Dauphin—then dead within a year, letting his infant son become Louis XV instead. The pious, intellectual type who married for love in an era when that was basically a scandal.
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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 le Petit Dauphin to distinguish him from his father. When his father died in April 1711, the Duke of Burgundy became the official Dauphin of France. Described by his contemporaries as a pious, intellectual, gentle and shy man who was faithful and loving to his wife, he never reigned, as he died in 1712 while his grandfather was still on the throne. Upon the death of Louis XIV in 1715, the Duke of…
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