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Louis, Grand Dauphin

1661 - 1711

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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 and thus never became kings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis, Grand Dauphin has received more than 2,108,448 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Louis, Grand Dauphin is the 755th most popular politician (down from 739th in 2019), the 299th most popular biography from France (down from 286th in 2019) and the 75th most popular French Politician.

Louis, Grand Dauphin was the son of Louis XV and Marie Leszczynska. He was born on October 5, 1729. He was the heir to the throne and was the first in line to succeed his father. However, he died of smallpox on March 20, 1765 at the age of 36.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis, Grand Dauphin ranks 755 out of 19,576Before him are Boudica, Conrad III of Germany, Cao Pi, Qaboos bin Said al Said, Martti Ahtisaari, and Ptolemy V Epiphanes. After him are Marwan I, Justin I, Cleopatra I Syra, Dmitry Medvedev, Pepi II Neferkare, and Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1661, Louis, Grand Dauphin ranks 2Before him is Charles II of Spain. After him are Sukjong of Joseon, Feodor III of Russia, Guillaume de l'Hôpital, Marie Angélique de Scorailles, Georg Böhm, Antonio I, Prince of Monaco, Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, Jahandar Shah, Christopher Polhem, and Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Among people deceased in 1711, Louis, Grand Dauphin ranks 2Before him is Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, John William Friso, Prince of Orange, Frederick William, Duke of Courland, Louis-François de Boufflers, Maria Amalia of Courland, Vladimir Atlasov, Joseph Vaz, Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Eusebio Kino, and Gerard de Lairesse.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis, Grand Dauphin ranks 299 out of 6,770Before him are Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757), Robert II of France (972), J. M. G. Le Clézio (1940), Jérôme Bonaparte (1784), Napoléon Louis Bonaparte (1804), and Germaine de Staël (1766). After him are Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635), François Mauriac (1885), Jacques de Molay (1243), Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (1749), John I of France (1316), and Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis, Grand Dauphin ranks 75Before him are Philip the Good (1396), Baldwin I of Jerusalem (1058), Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767), Robert II of France (972), Jérôme Bonaparte (1784), and Napoléon Louis Bonaparte (1804). After him are John I of France (1316), Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (1748), Constantine II (316), Chlothar I (498), Raymond Poincaré (1860), and Georges Clemenceau (1841).