Louis I of Spain

Louis I of Spain (Spanish: Luis, born August 25, 1707 Madrid, † August 31, 1724 ibid ) was descended from the House of Bourbon and was in the 1724 King of Spain.

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 the Duke Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, later King of Sardinia.

On January 20 In 1722 he was married according to dynastic desires the age of fourteen with the twelve -year-old Princess Louise Elisabeth of Orléans, daughter of the Regent of France, Philip II, Duke of Orléans.

On January 15, 1724 thanked King Philip V from and his eldest son ascended as King Ludwig I to the Spanish throne, but his reign lasted only seven months. The young man died of smallpox without having fathered with Elisabeth Louise children. Thus, the crown went back to his father Philip V, who had to travel back to France it discreetly the royal widow in the year. In return, they had Louis 's half-sister Maria Anna Victoria of Spain, originally. Than consort for King Louis XV was scheduled to leave to return to France from Spain; the French court pursued new political interests.

Diplomatic move

It is still unclear why Philip V in 1724 renounced the throne. He probably expected the death of fourteen- year-old boy Louis XV. of France, who was the last surviving legitimate descendant of King Louis XIV outside of him. In this case, he could have taken over the French crown as next of kin, but the Peace of Utrecht forbade the union of the crowns of France and Spain in the same person.