Louis, Dauphin of France (1661–1711)
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Louis by Hyacinthe Rigaud
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| Born |
1 November 1661 Château de Fontainebleau, France |
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| Died | 14 April 1711 (aged 49) Château de Meudon, France |
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| Burial | 28 April 1711 Royal Basilica of Saint Denis, France |
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Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria Marie Émilie de Joly de Choin |
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| House | House of Bourbon | ||||
| Father | Louis XIV of France | ||||
| Mother | Maria Theresa of Spain | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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| Louis de France |
Louis of France (1 November 1661 – 14 April 1711) was the eldest son and heir of Louis XIV, King of France, and his spouse, Maria Theresa of Spain. As the heir apparent to the French throne, he was styled Dauphin. He became known as Le Grand Dauphin after the birth of his own son, Le Petit Dauphin. As he died before his father, he never became king. He was the grandfather of his father's successor, Louis XV.
Louis was born on 1 November 1661 at the Château de Fontainebleau, the eldest son of the young French King, Louis XIV of France, and his Spanish wife, Maria Theresa of Spain . As a Fils de France ("Son of France") he was entitled to the style of Royal Highness. He was baptised on 24 March 1662 at the chapel of the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye and given his father's name of Louis. At the ceremony, Cardinal de Vendôme and the Princess of Conti acted as proxies for the godparents, Pope Clement IX and Queen Henrietta Maria of England. The latter was Louis's grand-aunt. For this ceremony, Jean-Baptiste Lully composed the motet Plaude Laetare Gallia.
When Louis reached the age of seven, he was removed from the care of women and placed in the society of men. He received Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, as his governor and was tutored by Jacques Bénigne Bossuet, Bishop of Meaux, the great French preacher and orator, without positive result:
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