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Louis, Duke of Burgundy

1682 - 1712

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Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy (6 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 is commonly known as le Petit Dauphin to distinguish him from his father. When his father died in April 1711, the Duke of Burgundy became the official Dauphin of France. He never reigned, as he died in 1712 while his grandfather was still on the throne. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis, Duke of Burgundy is the 954th most popular politician (up from 1,120th in 2019), the 319th most popular biography from France (up from 411th in 2019) and the 78th most popular French Politician.

Louis, Duke of Burgundy, was the son of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy and Margaret III, Countess of Flanders. Louis was first married to Margaret of Dampierre, who died in 1349. He then married Margaret of France, the daughter of King John II of France. Louis was the last duke of Burgundy from the House of Valois. He was killed at the Battle of Crécy in 1346.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis, Duke of Burgundy ranks 954 out of 19,576. Before him are Rashid-al-Din Hamadani, Kliment Voroshilov, Elena Ceaușescu, Jerry Brown, Alexis of Russia, and Albert II of Germany. After him are Ardashir I, Wojciech Jaruzelski, Calvin Coolidge, Æthelberht, King of Wessex, Ptolemy XII Auletes, and Vladislaus II of Hungary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1682, Louis, Duke of Burgundy ranks 3. Before him are Charles XII of Sweden, and Calico Jack. After him are Bartholomew Roberts, Johann Friedrich Böttger, Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach, Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Şehsuvar Sultan, Shahu I, William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Claudine Guérin de Tencin, and Jacopo Amigoni. Among people deceased in 1712, Louis, Duke of Burgundy ranks 2. Before him is Giovanni Domenico Cassini. After him are Denis Papin, Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, Richard Cromwell, Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Louisa Maria Stuart, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, Louis, Duke of Brittany, Nicolas Catinat, Tokugawa Ienobu, and Jan van der Heyden.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis, Duke of Burgundy ranks 319 out of 6,770. Before him are Germaine de Staël (1766), Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1640), Henry Louis Le Chatelier (1850), Pierre Corneille (1606), Joseph Fouché (1759), and Patrick Modiano (1945). After him are Mireille Mathieu (1946), Jean Baptiste Perrin (1870), Jacques de Molay (1243), Richard I of Normandy (933), Abraham de Moivre (1667), and Emmanuel Macron (1977).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis, Duke of Burgundy ranks 78. Before him are Henry I of France (1008), Georges Clemenceau (1841), Louis Bonaparte (1778), Raymond Poincaré (1860), Oscar I of Sweden (1799), and Robert II of France (972). After him are Richard I of Normandy (933), Emmanuel Macron (1977), John the Fearless (1371), John I of France (1316), William Longsword (893), and Elisabeth of France (1602).

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