Louis of France (1264–1276)

Ludwig (franz: Louis de France, * 1264, † May 1276 in Vincennes ), was a prince of the dynasty of the Capetians and an heir to the throne of France.

Ludwig was the eldest son of the French king Philip III. the Brave and his first wife, Isabella of Aragon, and thus since August 1270, the designated heir to the French throne. He died, however, in 1276 at the age of twelve years in the castle of Vincennes, he was buried in the abbey of Saint- Denis. New heir was his younger brother, Philip the Fair.

Two years after his death fell over the influential royal chamberlain Pierre de la Brosse, which the Queen Maria of Brabant had accused the poison murder of her stepson Ludwig. This suspicion, however, fell back on de la Brosse, for which he was hanged. The actual circumstances of the death of Prince Louis ultimately remain unresolved.

Source

  • Guillaume de Nangis, Gesta Philippi Regis Franciæ, ed. by M. Daunou in the Reports of Historiens the Gauls et de la France ( RHGF ), Vol XX (Paris, 1840), pp. 503, 510-512

Weblink

  • Louis of France in genealogy - mittelalter.de
  • Prince (France)
  • Child
  • Frenchman
  • Capetian
  • Heir to the throne
  • Born in 1264
  • Died in 1276
  • Man
Philip III of France Philip IV of France Pierre de La Broce Marie of Brabant, Queen of France
533495
de