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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. He and his son died before his father ...
This was another way of addressing Le Grand Dauphin, the only legitimate son of Louis XIV. After the death of le Grand Dauphin, the heir apparent to the throne of France for half a century, the style of Monseigneur was not used again to describe the dauphin himself. Rather, it became the style used by his sons as prefix to their peerages.
Famous past residents include: Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Duchess of Étampes; the Cardinal of Lorraine, Abel Servien; François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis of Louvois and Louis, Grand Dauphin, also known as Monseigneur, who linked the Chaville Castle to Meudon Castle. The Château-Vieux (Old Castle) burned down in 1795 and was rebuilt as the ...
Besides the Grand Dauphin (see below), Louis XIV and Maria Theresa had three other children, none of whom lived more than half a year. Their names were Anne-Élisabeth (18 November 1662 – 30 December 1662), Marie-Anne (16 November 1664 – 26 December 1664) and Louis-François (14 June 1672 – 4 November 1672).
Younger brothers of the King used only the style of Monseigneur, followed by their main title. Princes of the Blood used the style of Most High, Most Potent and Excellent Prince or Princess ( French : Très Haut, Très Puissant et Excellent Prince ) or Serene Highness ( French : Altesse Sérénissime ) and Monseigneur or Mademoiselle followed ...
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.
Monseigneur (plural: Messeigneurs or Monseigneurs) is an honorific in the French language, abbreviated Mgr., Msgr. [1] In English use it is a title before the name of a French prelate, a member of a royal family or other dignitary.
Typographic mark of Guillaume van Dievoet called Vandive, book printer of Monseigneur the Grand Dauphin, with his motto : "HOC DUCE TUTA SALUS [20]", 1704. Main article: Vandive family The Parisian branch of the family, [ 8 ] which used the name Vandive , descends from Philippe and produced notable goldsmiths and councillors to the Kings of ...