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Louis, Duke of Brittany (1704–1705)

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Louis
Duke of Brittany
The Duchess of Burgundy is holding her child, the Duke of Brittany in 1705.
Born(1704-06-25)25 June 1704
Palace of Versailles, France
Died(1705-04-13)13 April 1705 (aged 9 months 19 days)
Palace of Versailles, France
HouseBourbon
FatherLouis, Duke of Burgundy
MotherMarie Adélaïde of Savoy

Louis, Duke of Brittany (25 June 1704 – 13 April 1705) was the eldest son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy and Princess Marie Adelaide of Savoy, grandson of Louis, Grand Dauphin, and great-grandson of Louis XIV. For his entire life, Louis was third in line of succession to the throne behind his father and grandfather. As the grandson of the Dauphin, he was a petit-fils de France. He was styled Duke of Brittany, the first to hold the title since Henry II, nearly 200 years prior. He was placed in the care of the royal governess Louise de Prie. [1]Louis XIV was sixty-six years old when he held in his arms his first great-grandchild, the heir to his throne and his great kingdom.

Death

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On 13 April 1705, Louis died of convulsions at the age of nine and a half months,[2]: 176–177  [3]to the despair of his parents. He never received the public ceremonial of baptism, and lived and died with out a name, being known simply as the Duc de Brittany. Had he lived, he would have succeeded his great-grandfather as King of France at age eleven.

Ancestry

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Maxtone-Graham, Margaret Ethel Blair Oliphant (1915). Children of France. Internet Archive. New York, E.P. Dutton and Co. p. 191.
  2. ^ Anselm de Guibours (1726). Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France [Genealogical and chronological history of the royal house of France] (in French). Vol. 1 (3rd ed.). Paris: La compagnie des libraires.
  3. ^ Maxtone-Graham, Margaret Ethel Blair Oliphant (1915). Children of France. Internet Archive. New York, E.P. Dutton and Co. p. 192.
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