Louis I of Spain
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| King of Spain | |
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| Reign | 14 January – 31 August 1724 |
| Predecessor | Philip V |
| Successor | Philip V |
| Spouse | Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans |
| House | House of Bourbon |
| Father | Philip V of Spain |
| Mother | Princess Maria Luisa of Savoy |
| Born | 25 August 1707 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | August 31, 1724 (aged 17) Madrid, Spain |
Louis, King of Spain (Spanish: Luis, August 25, 1707 – August 31, 1724), born Luis Felipe of Spain, was King of Spain and the eldest son of Philip V of Spain by his first queen consort, Princess Maria Luisa of Savoy. His reign is recorded as one of the shortest in history, as he was the King of Spain for just over seven months.
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[edit] Life
Born Infante Luis Felipe de España (or de Bórbon) at the Palacio del Buen Retiro, in Madrid, he was made the Prince de Asturias as the heir to his father's throne. In 1714, when Louis was 7, his mother died, leaving Louis and his brothers, Infante Fernando and Infante Felipe Pedro (D.1719. As a result, on December 24, 1714, the King of Spain, Louis' father, married the young heiress to the Duchy of Parma, Elisabeth of Parma. From that marriage he was the eldest brother of:
- Infante Carlos (1716-1788) - later Duke of Parma (1731-1735); King of Spain (1735-1788) would marry Maria Amalia of Saxony;
- Infante Francisco of Spain (1717) - died in infancy;
- Infanta Mariana Victoria (1718-1781) - Engaged to Louis XV of France but later Queen of Portugal as wife of Joseph I of Portugal; They were the parents of Maria I of Portugal, the first Queen Regnant of Portugal;
- Infante Felipe (1720-1765) - Later Duke of Parma as heir of his mother; married Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France, the eldest daughter of Louis XV. They founded the House of Bourbon-Parma which still claims the title Duke of Parma and Piacenza;
- Infanta Maria Teresa (1726-1746) - Married Louis, Daupin of France, eldest son of Louis XV;
- Infante Luis (1727-1785) - never married;
- Infanta Maria Antonietta Ferdinanda (1729 - 1785), was Queen of Sardinia as the wife of King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia. She was a mother of 3 rulers of Sardinia.
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As heir not only to the vast Spanish empire, but also to a new dynasty, it was decided that Louis would take a wife as soon as possible. On 20 January 1722 at Lerma, he met and he married Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1709–1742), a daughter of Philippe II, duc d'Orléans, cousin of Louis' father and then the Regent of France. The dowry of this marriage was an enormous 4 million Livres.[1] She did not fit into the religious Spanish Court well and she often refused to speak to her husband. There were no children of the marriage.
Louis ruled for a short period between the time his father Philip V abdicated in his favour (15 January 1724) and his death from smallpox, just over 7 months later. On his death, his father returned to the throne continuing to reign until his own death in 1746. The only coins minted in Mexico during his reign never reached Spain as the ship containing them was wrecked in the Caribbean. An expedition to recover them is under way. He was buried in the Cripta Real del Monasterio de El Escorial part of the El Escorial complex built by the previous ruling house of Spain, the Habsburgs.
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[edit] Ancestry
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[edit] References
- ^ Réimpression de l'ancien Moniteurseule histoire authentique et inaltérée
[edit] Sources
- Danvila, Alfonso. El reinado relámpago, Luis I y Luisa Isabel de Orleáns, 1707-1724. Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, 1952. Reprinted as Luis I y Luisa Isabel de Orleans: el reinado relámpago. Madrid: Alderabán, 1997.
[edit] External links
- Luis I Spanish
