Louis, Dauphin of France (1397-1415)
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Louis, Dauphin of France and Duke of Guyenne (22 January 1397 – 18 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
. He was not present at the Battle of Agincourt
, remaining with his father King Charles at Rouen. He died in December, possibly of dysentery (as recorded by the chronicler-monks of St Denis).
He is sometimes mistakenly confused with Charles VII of France
, who was Dauphin at the time that he met Joan of Arc
.
Charles VI of France
Charles VI , called the Beloved and the Mad , was the King of France from 1380 to 1422, as a member of the House of Valois. His bouts with madness, which seem to have begun in 1392, led to quarrels among the French royal family, which were exploited by the neighbouring powers of England and Burgundy...
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
Duke of Aquitaine
The Duke of Aquitaine ruled the historical region of Aquitaine under the supremacy of Frankish, English and later French kings....
(Guyenne).
In 1412, he married Margaret of Burgundy
Margaret of Burgundy (1393-1441)
Margaret of Burgundy was the daughter of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, and Margaret of Bavaria. Her maternal grandparents were Albert I, Duke of Bavaria and Margaret of Brieg....
. He was not present at the Battle of Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory against a numerically superior French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 , near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France...
, remaining with his father King Charles at Rouen. He died in December, possibly of dysentery (as recorded by the chronicler-monks of St Denis).
He is sometimes mistakenly confused with Charles VII of France
Charles VII of France
Charles VII , called the Victorious or the Well-Served , was King of France from 1422 to his death, though he was initially opposed by Henry VI of England, whose Regent, the Duke of Bedford, ruled much of France including the capital, Paris...
, who was Dauphin at the time that he met Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
Saint Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" , is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the...
.