Louis, the Grand Dauphin ¹⁸⁹⁶

  General Notes:

Louis, the Grand Dauphin (le Grand Dauphin in French) (1 November 1661 - 14 April 1711) was the eldest son and heir of King Louis XIV of France and Queen Maria Theresa of Spain. Born heir apparent to the King of France, Louis was styled "dauphin" from the day of his birth.

Louis' paternal grandparents were Louis XIII of France and Anna of Austria. His maternal grandparents were Philip IV of Spain and Elisabeth of France. Elisabeth was a younger sister of Louis XIII, while Philip IV was a brother of Anna of Austria; thus, Louis' parents were double-first-cousins to each other.

Louis was a prestigious French military leader. He played a prominent part in the War of the Spanish Succession, but died of natural causes in 1711 at the age of fifty, predeceasing his father. ¹⁸⁹⁶

Louis, married Maria Anna Duchess of Bavaria, daughter of Ferdinand Maria of Wittelsbach Elector of Bavaria and Adelaide Henrietta. (Maria Anna Duchess of Bavaria was born on 28 Nov 1660 ¹⁸⁹⁶ and died on 20 Apr 1690 ¹⁸⁹⁶.)