Ludwig I. (Spain)
Louis I of Spain (Spanish: Luis , born August 25, 1707 in Madrid ; † August 31, 1724 ibid) came from the House of Bourbon and was King of Spain in 1724 .
Life
Louis of Spain was born as the eldest son of King Philip V of Spain and his first wife Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy , daughter of Duke Viktor Amadeus II of Savoy , who later became King of Sardinia.
On January 20, 1722, according to dynastic wishes, at the age of fourteen, he was married to the twelve-year-old Princess Louise Elisabeth of Orléans , daughter of the regent of France, Philip II, Duke of Orléans .
On January 15, 1724 , King Philip V abdicated and his eldest son ascended the Spanish throne as King Ludwig I. Sixteen-year-old Ludwig appointed Juan Bautista de Orendáin as the new Prime Minister, who was a close confidante of Ludwig's stepmother, Elisabetta Farnese .
Ludwig's reign lasted only seven months. The youth died of smallpox without having fathered children with Louise Elisabeth and was buried in the pantheon of the kings of the El Escorial monastery . After his death, the crown returned to his father Philip V, who let the royal widow return to France discreetly the following year. In return, they had Ludwig's half-sister Maria Anna Viktoria of Spain , who was originally the wife of King Louis XV. planned to return from France to Spain; the French court pursued new political interests.
Diplomatic move
It is still unclear why Philip V renounced the throne in 1724. He was probably expecting the death of the fourteen-year-old boy Louis XV. of France who was the last surviving legitimate descendant of King Louis XIV besides him. In this case he could have taken over the French crown as the closest relative, but the Treaty of Utrecht prohibited the union of the crowns of France and Spain in the same person.
ancestors
| Louis XIV , King of France (1638–1715) | |||||||||||||
| Louis of France, Dauphin of France (1661–1711) | |||||||||||||
| Maria Teresa of Spain (1638–1683) | |||||||||||||
| Philip V King of Spain (1683–1746) | |||||||||||||
| Ferdinand Maria , Elector of Bavaria (1636–1679) | |||||||||||||
| Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria (1660–1690) | |||||||||||||
| Henriette Adelheid of Savoy (1636–1676) | |||||||||||||
| Ludwig I King of Spain (1707–1724) | |||||||||||||
| Charles Emanuel II Duke of Savoy (1634–1675) | |||||||||||||
| Viktor Amadeus II. Duke of Savoy (1666–1732) | |||||||||||||
| Maria Johanna of Savoy (1644-1724) | |||||||||||||
| Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy (1688-1714) | |||||||||||||
| Philippe of France, Duke of Orléans , (1640–1701) | |||||||||||||
| Anne Marie d'Orléans (1669–1728) | |||||||||||||
| Henrietta of England (1644-1670) | |||||||||||||
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Charles of Austria and Austria |
Prince of Asturias 1709–1724 |
Ferdinand of Bourbon and Savoy |
| Philip V. |
King of Spain 1724 |
Philip V. |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ludwig I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Luis I. de España |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Spain |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1707 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 31, 1724 |
| Place of death | Madrid |