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Louis, Dauphin of France (1 November 1661 – 14 April 1711), commonly known as le Grand Dauphin, was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Louis XIV and his spouse, Maria Theresa of Spain. He became known as the Grand Dauphin after the birth of his own son, Louis, Duke of Burgundy, the Petit Dauphin.
The disfigured corpse of the man who was supposed to rule France after his father Louis XIV, was hastily put into a coffin the next day. Without being embalmed first as it was custom. Due to the infectious state of the body, the funeral of Monseigneur was not a grand affair.
Louis, Dauphin of France (Louis Ferdinand; 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. As a son of the king, Louis was a fils de France. As heir apparent, he became Dauphin of France.
Louis de France, le Grand Dauphin Heir of a King, but never King himself, yet father of a King. Louis de France, born on 1 November in 1661, was the first-born son of Louis XIV and Marie-Thérèse d’Autriche and the only of their children to reach adulthood.
Despite the optimistic picture of succession presented in Mignard's portrait of four healthy French heirs, none of the sitters ever became king of France. Overshadowed throughout his life by Louis XIV, the Dauphin ultimately predeceased him, dying of smallpox in April 1711.
Eldest son of Louis XIV 1661-1711. Louis de France, known as “Le Grand Dauphin” or “Monseigneur”, died before his father, Louis XIV, and so never inherited the throne.
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May 19, 2019 · Louis of France was the only child of King Louis XIV of France and Maria Theresa of Spain to survive childhood. As the heir apparent to the French throne, he was styled Dauphin of France and was called Le Grand Dauphin after the birth of his son Louis who was called Le Petit Dauphin.
