Louis, Dauphin of France (1729–1765)
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| Fils de France; Dauphin of France | |||||
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| Born |
4 September 1729 Palace of Versailles, France |
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| Died | 20 December 1765 (aged 36) Château de Fontainebleau, France |
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| Burial | Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Sens Saint Denis Basilica (heart) |
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| Spouse |
Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (m. 1744; d. 1746) Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (m. 1747) |
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| Issue among others... |
Marie Thérèse, Madame Royale Princess Marie Zéphyrine Louis, Duke of Burgundy Louis XVI Louis XVIII Charles X Marie Clothilde, Queen of Sardinia Princess Élisabeth |
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| House | Bourbon | ||||
| Father | Louis XV | ||||
| Mother | Marie Leszczyńska | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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| Louis Ferdinand de France |
Louis, Dauphin of France (4 September 1729 – 20 December 1765) was the only surviving son of King Louis XV of France and his wife, Queen Marie Leszczyńska. Son of the king, Louis was styled Fils de France. As heir apparent, he became Dauphin of France. However, he died before ascending to the throne. Three of his sons became kings of France: Louis XVI (reign: 1774–1792), Louis XVIII (reign: 1814–1815; 1815–1824) and Charles X (reign: 1824–1830).
Louis was born at the Palace of Versailles. The birth of an heir-apparent to the throne had long been awaited since the tragic decimation of the French royal family in the early 1710s (see Louis XV of France). When the third pregnancy of Marie Leszczyńska resulted in a son in 1729, there was popular rejoicing. In all the major cities of France there were fireworks (many memorialized in engravings).
At Rome and other European courts there were also celebrations, since Louis' birth ensured the French succession. As the heir apparent to the throne of France, he was given the traditional title of Dauphin of France.
According to the custom of the French royal family, Louis was baptised privately and without a name by Cardinal Armand de Rohan. On 27 April 1737 when he was seven years old the public ceremony of the other baptismal rites took place. It was at this point that he was given the name Louis Ferdinand. His godparents were Louis, Duke of Orléans and the Dowager Duchess of Bourbon (widow of Louis III, Prince of Condé).
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