Louis, Duke of Burgundy

Louis, duke of Burgundy (August 16, 1682 - February 18, 1712) was the son of Louis, the Grand Dauphin and Maria Anna of Bavaria.

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Duke of Burgundy - August 16 - 1682 - February 18 - 1712 - Louis, the Grand Dauphin - Maria Anna of Bavaria

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His paternal grandparents were Louis XIV of France and Maria Theresa of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria and Adelaide Henriette of Savoy, daughter of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy.

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Louis XIV of France - Maria Theresa of Spain - Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria - Adelaide Henriette of Savoy - Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy

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Born in Versailles, Louis succeeded his father as heir (dauphin) to the throne of France after the death of the latter in 1711. However, both he and his wife Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy contracted an illness and died within six days of one another in early 1712. Their eldest son Louis, duke of Brittany, succumbed to the same illness. Their younger son, then only two years old, survived to become King Louis XV of France in 1715.

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Versailles - Dauphin - Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy - Duke of Brittany - Louis XV of France - 1715

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