Louis, Duke of Brittany (1704–1705)

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Louis
Duke of Brittany
Born(1704-06-25)25 June 1704
Palace of Versailles, France
Died(1705-04-13)13 April 1705 (aged 9 months 19 days)
Palace of Versailles, France
HouseBourbon
FatherLouis, Duke of Burgundy
MotherMarie Adélaïde of Savoy

Louis, Duke of Brittany (25 June 1704 – 13 April 1705) was the eldest son of

Duke of Brittany, the first to hold the title since Henry II, nearly 200 years prior. He was placed in the care of the royal governess Louise de Prie
.

Death

On 13 April 1705, Louis died of

convulsions at the age of nine and a half months.[1]
: 176–177  Had he lived, he would have succeeded his great-grandfather as King of France at age eleven.

Ancestry

See also

References

  1. ^ Anselm de Guibours (1726). Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France [Genealogical and chronological history of the royal house of France] (in French). Vol. 1 (3rd ed.). Paris: La compagnie des libraires.