Louis Bourbon Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Louis Bourbon, based on 6 World History Database records associated with France.

6 records1689–17005 events1 places

Chronological biography

1689

War with England7 May 1689

Warfare / Grand Alliance · King · Versailles

Faces England's declaration of war after French support for James II

Grand Alliance Opposition20 December 1689

Warfare / Grand Alliance · King · Versailles

Faces the enlarged Grand Alliance led by William III and Leopold I

1698

Treaty of Partition11 October 1698

House / House of Bourbon · Dauphin · Versailles

The First Partition Treaty allocates Naples, Sicily and other Italian territories to the French Dauphin.

1700

Treaty of Partition24 March 1700

House / House of Bourbon · Dauphin · Versailles

The Second Partition Treaty reserves important Italian possessions for the French Dauphin.

Dynastic ClaimNovember 1700

House / House of Bourbon · Dauphin · Grand Dauphin · Versailles

The Grand Dauphin's line becomes central to the Bourbon claim to the Spanish throne.

Dynastic PoliticsNovember 1700

House / House of Bourbon · Duke · Duke of Burgundy · Versailles

The Duke of Burgundy remains in the French succession while his brother Philip accepts Spain.

Titles and roles

Dauphin · Dauphin · Grand Dauphin · Duke · Duke of Burgundy · King

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.