Louis of Spain
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King Louis of Spain - Luis in Spanish (August 25, 1707 – August 31, 1724) was the eldest son of Philip V of Spain by his first Queen consort, Maria Louisa of Savoy.
He married Louise Elisabeth d'Orléans (1709–1742) on 20 January 1722. Louise Elisabeth was a daughter of Philippe II, Duc d'Orléans. 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.
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.
[edit] Ancestors
| Louis of Spain | Father: Philip V of Spain |
Father's father: Louis, the Grand Dauphin |
Father's father's father: Louis XIV of France |
| Father's father's mother: Maria Theresa of Spain |
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| Father's mother: Maria Anne of Bavaria |
Father's mother's father: Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria |
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| Father's mother's mother: Adelaide Henriette of Savoy |
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| Mother: Maria Luisa of Savoy |
Mother's father: Victor Amadeus II of Savoy |
Mother's father's father: Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy |
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| Mother's father's mother: Marie Jeanne Baptiste de Savoie-Nemours |
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| Mother's mother: Anna of Orléans |
Mother's mother's father: Philippe I of Orléans |
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| Mother's mother's mother: Henrietta Anne Stuart |
| House of Bourbon Born: 25 August 1707; Died: 31 August 1724 |
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| Preceded by Philip V |
King of Spain 1724 (14 January-31August) |
Succeeded by Philip V (Restored) |
| Vacant Title last held by Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria |
Prince of Asturias 1707-1724 |
Succeeded by Prince Ferdinand |
