Louis of France (1264 –

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, before May 1276), was heir apparent to the French throne. He was the eldest son of King

Philip III of France Philip III (1 May 1245 – 5 October 1285), called the Bold (french: le Hardi), was King of France from 1270 until his death in 1285. His father, Louis IX, died in Tunis during the Eighth Crusade. Philip, who was accompanying him, returned ...

and his first wife, Isabella of Aragon.

Life

Louis had three younger brothers:

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, Robert and

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. His mother died in

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following a riding accident during her pregnancy with her fifth child, in 1270. At his death at the age of 12, his younger brother Philip, succeeded him as heir apparent.

Circumstances of his death

Following his death,

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, Philip's chamberlain, accused Mary of Brabant, Philip's second wife, of poisoning Louis. By 1277, suspicion had fallen on Pierre de la Broce, who was then tried for treachery, and hanged at Montfaucon.

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