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Louis XIV makes duke of Anjou a Spanish King
Louis XIV makes duke of Anjou a Spanish King
Louis XIV makes duke of Anjou a Spanish King
Louis XIV makes duke of Anjou a Spanish King

Louis XIV's wife was Maria-Teresa of Austria, older sister of the king of Spain Carlos II. He had one son and three grandsons, the dukes of Burgundy, Anjou and Berry. When Carlos II died in 1700, he had named as successor the duke of Anjou, who became king as Felipe V; not without a European war first, the War of Spanish Succession (see Wars). As a result, Spain lost a number of territories, and Felipe V had to renounce all claims to the French throne for himself and his descendants by the Treaty of Utrecht.

Henry IV - first Bourbon king

Louis XIII - Louis father

Louis XIV
Henry IV - first Bourbon king
Philippe - Louis brother
Louis XIII - Louis father

The senior branch of the Bourbons



These legitimists now uphold the rights of the duke of Anjou. On January 21, the anniversary of the death of Louis XVI, two rival services are held in Paris: the legitimists, headed by the duke of Anjou, go to the Chapelle Expiatoire (built by Louis XVIII in 1816 over the site of the grave of his brother) and the orleanists go to St. Nicolas du Chardonneret.

Philipp V of Spain

Louis XV

Louis XVI

the Spanish Bourbons




   
 
 






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the image of Louis XIV in the menu is taken from PC-Game "Versailles II" created by Cryo Interactive Entertainment. See the description of that game under "Software" for more information.