Louis, Dauphin of France (or of Viennois), or variations on this name, may refer to: *

Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Guyenne Louis (22 January 1397 – 18 December 1415) was the eighth of twelve children of King Charles VI of France and Isabeau of Bavaria. He was their third son and the second to hold the titles Dauphin of Viennois and Duke of Guyenne, inheriting th ...

(1397–1415), third son of Charles VI of France, was Dauphin 1401–1415 *

Louis, Grand Dauphin Louis, Dauphin of France (1 November 1661 – 14 April 1711), commonly known as 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 h ...

(1661–1711), son of Louis XIV of France, was Dauphin 1661–1711 *

Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy (16 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 D ...

(1682–1712), son of the previous, grandson of Louis XIV, known as ''Duke of Burgundy'', was Dauphin 1711–1712 *

Louis, Duke of Brittany (1707–1712) Louis, Duke of Brittany (8 January 1707 – 8 March 1712) was the second son of Louis of France, Duke of Burgundy, and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy. The eldest surviving son of the Dauphin, he was a ''fils de France''. Louis was born at Versai ...

, son of the previous, great-grandson of Louis XIV, known as ''Duke of Brittany'', was Dauphin for one week in 1712 *

Louis, Dauphin of France (1729–1765) 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 ...

, son of Louis XV of France, was Dauphin 1729–1765 *

Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France Louis Joseph Xavier François (22 October 1781 – 4 June 1789) was Dauphin of France as the second child and first son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. As son of a king of France, he was a ''fils de France'' ("Child of France"). Loui ...

(1781–1789), eldest son of Louis XVI of France, was Dauphin 1781–1789 Several later Dauphins are considered pretenders to the throne of France: *

Louis XVII of France Louis XVII (born Louis Charles, Duke of Normandy; 27 March 1785 – 8 June 1795) was the younger son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette. His older brother, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, died in June 1789, a little over a ...

(1785–1795), younger son of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette, who, though never having reigned is counted as ''King Louis XVII'', was Dauphin 1789–1793 *

Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême Louis Antoine of France, Duke of Angoulême (6 August 1775 – 3 June 1844) was the elder son of Charles X of France and the last Dauphin of France from 1824 to 1830. He was disputedly King of France and Navarre for less than 20 minutes before ...

(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 Louis Alphonse de BourbonHis name is given as "Prince Louis Alphonse of Bourbon and Martínez-Bordiú, Duke of Anjou" by Olga S. Opfell in ''Royalty who Wait: The 21 Heads of Formerly Regnant Houses of Europe'' (2001), p. 11. ( es, Luis Alfonso ...

(born 1974), the current legitimist Pretender to the French throne as ''Louis XX'', was known by his supporters as ''Louis, Dauphin of France'' from 1984 to 1989 A number of men named Louis who ascended the French throne and are much better known as kings: *

Louis XI of France Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the Prudent" (french: le Prudent), was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII. Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revo ...

(1423–1483) was Dauphin 1429–1461 *

Louis XIII of France Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown ...

(1601–1643) was Dauphin 1601–1610 *

Louis XIV of France , house = Bourbon , father = Louis XIII , mother = Anne of Austria , birth_date = , birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France , death_date = , death_place = Palace of Versa ...

(1638–1715) was Dauphin 1638–1643 * Louis XV of France (1710–1774) was Dauphin 1712–1715 * Louis XVI of France (1754–1793) was Dauphin 1765–1774

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