Louis, Dauphin of France (1397-1415)

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Louis, Dauphin of France and Duke of Guyenne (22 January 139718 December 1415) was a younger son of Charles VI of France and Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt. He was the third child of his parents to hold the title Dauphin of France (technically Viennois), holding it from the death of his older brother in 1401, when he was likewise made Duke of Aquitaine (Guyenne).

In 1412, he married Margaret of Burgundy.


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Louis, Dauphin of France (1397-1415)
Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty
Born: 22 January 1397 Died: 18 December 1415
Preceded by
Charles IV of Viennois
Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Valentinois and of Diois
as 'Louis I of Viennois'

13 January 140118 December 1415
Succeeded by
John IV of Viennois
French nobility
Preceded by
Charles I of Guyenne, 5th Dauphin
Dauphin of France
as 'Louis, 6th Dauphin'

13 January 140118 December 1415
Succeeded by
John, 7th Dauphin
Duke of Guyenne
as 'Louis I'

140118 December 1415
Succeeded by
Vacant (eventually Charles II


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