Religion Roman Catholicism Siblings Louis XV of France | House House of Bourbon | |
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Born 8 January 1707
Palace of Versailles, France ( 1707-01-08 ) Father Louis, Petit Dauphin, Duke of Burgundy Mother Marie Adélaïde of Savoy Died 8 March 1712, Versailles, Yvelines, France Place of burial Basilica of St Denis, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France Parents Louis, Duke of Burgundy, Marie Adélaïde of Savoy Similar Louis - Duke of Burgundy, Louis XIV of France, Louis XV of France, Louis - Grand Dauphin, Louis - Dauphin of France | ||
Louis, Duke of Brittany, Dauphin of France (8 January 1707 – 8 March 1712), was the first son of Louis of France, Duke of Burgundy, and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy.
Eldest surviving son of the Dauphin, he was a fils de France. Louis was born at Versailles to the Duke and Duchess of Burgundy. He was created the Duke of Brittany succeeding his late brother Louis that was the first to hold the title in 200 years. At the time of his birth Louis was the third-in-line heir to his great-grandfather, King Louis XIV, following his father and grandfather, Louis, le Grand Dauphin. He was preceded in birth by an elder brother, also named Louis, who was born in 1704 and died in infancy the following year.
Due to the deaths of his grandfather in 1711 and his father in 1712, he was heir apparent to his great-grandfather as Dauphin of France for three weeks in 1712. Like his parents, he too died of measles and was buried in the Basilica of St Denis. His younger brother became the Dauphin and eventually succeeded as King Louis XV in 1715.