| Louis of Guyenne | |
|---|---|
| Dauphin of Viennois, Duke of Guyenne | |
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| Dauphin of Viennois | |
| Reign | 13 January 1401 – 18 December 1415 |
| Predecessor | Charles |
| Successor | John of Touraine |
| Born | 22 January 1397 |
| Died | 18 December 1415 (aged 18) Paris |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Margaret of Nevers |
| House | Valois |
| Father | Charles VI of France |
| Mother | Isabeau of Bavaria |
Louis (22 January 1397 – 18 December 1415) was the eighth of twelve children of King Charles VI of France and Isabeau of Bavaria.[1] He was their third son and the second to hold the titles Dauphin of Viennois and Duke of Guyenne, inheriting them in 1401, at the death of his older brother, Charles (1392–1401).
Louis was born between the eighth and ninth hours of the evening in the royal Hôtel Saint-Pol in Paris. He was baptised the next day in the parish church of Saint-Paul, with eight prelates attending, including the abbot of Saint-Denis. Present also was a large assembly of noblemen and ladies. The infant was carried to the font by Duke Louis of Orléans, Pierre le Bègue de Villaines, and Countess Joan of Ligny. They gave him the name Louis and the archbishop of Vienne performed the baptism.[2]
- ^ Lebailly 2005, pp. 357.
- ^ Lebailly 2005, pp. 357–59.