Louis, Duke of Brittany (1707–1712)

For other uses of "Louis, Dauphin", see Louis, Dauphin (disambiguation).

Louis
Dauphin of France; Duke of Brittany
Born	(1707-01-08)8 January 1707 Palace of Versailles, France
Died	Palace of Versailles, France
Burial	Basilica of St Denis
House	House of Bourbon
Father	Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy
Mother	Marie Adélaïde of Savoy
Religion	Roman Catholicism

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.

Ancestry

Family of Louis, Duke of Brittany (1707–1712)

16. Louis XIII of France               8. Louis XIV of France                       17. Infanta Anne of Spain               4. Louis, Dauphin of France                             18. Philip IV of Spain               9. Infanta Maria Theresa of Spain                       19. Princess Elisabeth of France               2. Louis, Dauphin of France and Duke of Burgundy                                   20. Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria               10. Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria                       21. Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria               5. Duchess Maria Anna of Bavaria                             22. Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy               11. Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy                       23. Princess Christine Marie of France               1. Louis of France                                         24. Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (= 22)               12. Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy                       25. Princess Christine Marie of France (= 23)               6. Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia                             26. Charles Amadeus of Savoy, 6th Duke of Nemours               13. Princess Marie Jeanne of Savoy                       27. Elisabeth de Bourbon               3. Princess Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy                                   28. Louis XIII of France (= 16)               14. Philippe I, Duke of Orléans                       29. Infanta Anne of Spain (= 17)               7. Anne Marie d'Orléans                             30. Charles I of England               15. Princess Henrietta Anne of England                       31. Princess Henrietta Maria of France

Louis, Duke of Brittany (1707–1712) House of Bourbon Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty Born: 8 January 1707 Died: 8 March 1712
French royalty
Preceded by Louis, le Petit Dauphin	Dauphin of France 18 February 1712 – 8 March 1712	Succeeded by Louis as future Louis XV