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 t ...

(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 ...

(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 Vers ...

, 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) , house = Bourbon , spouse = , issue = Marie Thérèse, Madame Royale Princess Marie Zéphyrine Prince Louis, Duke of BurgundyLouis XVI of FranceLouis XVIII of France Charles X of France Marie Clothilde, Queen of Sardinia ...

, 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 m ...

(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 (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 (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 (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 ...

(1638–1715) was Dauphin 1638–1643 *

Louis XV of France Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reache ...

(1710–1774) was Dauphin 1712–1715 *

Louis XVI of France Louis XVI (''Louis-Auguste''; ; 23 August 175421 January 1793) was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. He was referred to as ''Citizen Louis Capet'' during the four months just before he was ...

(1754–1793) was Dauphin 1765–1774

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