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Philip II, Duke of Orléans, Dauphin of Auvergne, son of Elisabeth Became part of the royal domain upon the ascension of Louis XIII of France , son of Henry IV and Marie de'Medici Afterwards, the title returned to the royal domain and was claimed as a courtesy title by the dukes of Orléans , and the modern Orleanist pretenders
Louis Joseph Xavier, styled duke of Burgundy from birth, was born at the Palace of Versailles on September 13 1751. [1] [2] He was the second surviving child and eldest son of Louis, Dauphin of France and Maria Josepha of Saxony, [3] and was thus the oldest brother to the future kings Louis XVI, Louis XVIII and Charles X. [4]
Articles about the Dauphins of France, the title given to the heirs apparent to the throne of France from 1350 to 1791 and 1824 to 1830. [1] The word dauphin is French for dolphin.
The Dauphin's men reacted to the Duke's arrival by attacking and killing him. Charles's level of involvement has remained uncertain to this day. Although he claimed to have been unaware of his men's intentions, this was considered unlikely by those who heard of the murder. [ 2 ]
Maria Anna was the eldest daughter of Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria and his wife Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy.Her maternal grandparents were Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy and Christine Marie of France, the second daughter of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici, thus her husband the dauphin was her second cousin.
Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy (6 August 1682 – 18 February 1712), was the eldest son of Louis, Grand Dauphin, and Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria and grandson of the reigning French king, Louis XIV. He was known as the "Petit Dauphin" to distinguish him from his father.
Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (1775–1844), best known as Duke of Angoulême and who is counted as King Louis XIX by legitimists, was Dauphin 1824–1830 Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou (born 1974), the current legitimist Pretender to the defunct French throne as Louis XX , was known by his supporters as Louis, Dauphin of France from 1984 to ...
At the time of the marriage, the Dauphin was still grieving for his Spanish wife. [10] [13] This grief was very public on the part of the Dauphin but Maria Josepha was praised greatly for conquering the heart of the Dauphin "bit by bit". Despite Maria Josepha being the patient wife, the Dauphin's grief worsened in April 1748 when his only child ...