Louis, Dauphin of France (1729-1765)
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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 elder and only surviving son of King Louis XV of France and his wife, Queen Marie Leszczyńska. He had a younger brother, Philippe, who died as a toddler. As a 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' governess was Madame de Ventadour who had previously served as his father's governess. When he was seven years old, the Duke of Châtillon was named his governor, the Count of Muy was named under-governor, and Jean-François Boyer, formerly bishop of Mirepoix, was named preceptor.
From an early age Louis took a great interest in the military arts. He was bitterly disappointed when his father would not permit him to join the 1744 campaign in the War of the Austrian Succession. When his father became deathly ill with fever at Metz, Louis disobeyed orders and went to his bedside. This rash action, which could have resulted in the deaths of both Louis and his father, resulted in a permanent change in the relations between father and son. Until then, Louis XV had doted on his son, but now the relationship was more distant. He was very close to his three oldest sisters.
In 1744 Louis XV negotiated a marriage between his fifteen-year-old son and the nineteen-year-old Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain, daughter of King Philip V and his Italian wife, Elisabeth Farnese, and first cousin of Louis XV. The marriage contract was signed 13 December 1744; the marriage was celebrated by proxy at Madrid 18 December 1744 and in person at Versailles 23 February 1745.
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