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His paternal grandparents were Louis, The Grand Dauphin and Maria Anna Of Bavaria . His maternal grandparents were Victor Amadeus II Of Sardinia and his first wife Anne Marie of Orléans, daughter of Philippe I, Duc D'Orléans and Henrietta Anne Stuart . At the time of his birth Louis was the third-in-line heir to his great-grandfather Louis XIV Of France . He was preceded in birth by an elder Brother , also named Louis, who was born in 1704 and died in Infancy the following year. His paternal grandfather died on 14 April , 1711 . His father became Dauphin and Louis became the second-in-line heir to the throne. His parents contacted an illness in early 1712 . His mother died first on February 12 . His father died on February 18 . At this point Louis became the Dauphin. However he died himself almost a month later. His death is attributed to contacting Measles . Louis was buried in Saint Denis Basilica . His younger brother became Dauphin in his place and would succeed their great-grandfather as Louis XV Of France . SEE ALSO |
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