Charles o Fraunce, Duke o Berry

Full name
	Charles de France

Charles o Fraunce
Charles o Fraunce
	Duke o Berry
	The Duke o Berry bi Nicolas de Largillière.
Born	31 Julie 1686; Palace o Versailles, Fraunce
Dee'd	5 Mey 1714 (aged 27); Palace o Versailles, Fraunce
Buirial	15 Mey 1714; Ryal Basilica, Saunt Denis, Fraunce
Spouse	Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans
Issue	"Mademoiselle de Berry"; Charles, Duke o Alençon
Full name
	Charles de France
Hoose	Bourbons o Fraunce
Faither	Louis, Dauphin o France
Mither	Maria Anna Victoria o Bavarie
Releegion	Roman Catholicism
Seegnatur
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Charles o Fraunce, Duke o Berry, Son o Fraunce (31 Julie 1686 – 5 Mey 1714) wis a grandon o Keeng Louis XIV o Fraunce. As the son o the Dauphin, heir apparent tae the throne. The Duke o Berry wis for seiven years heir presumptive tae the throne o Spain (1700–1707). He wis bsptised on 18 Januar 1687, the same day as his brither Louis an Philippe, Charles bi Pierre du Cambout de Coislin, at the Ryal Chaipel o Versailles. His godfaither wis Philippe d'Orléans, Duke o Chartres (future Duke o Orléans an Regent o Fraunce). His godmither wis La Grande Mademoiselle.

Brief biography

Charles o Fraunce wis born at the Palace o Versailles an wis the youngest son o Louis o Fraunce, "Grand Dauphin" an his wife Maria Anna Victoria o Bavarie. He wis gien the teetle Duke o Berry (duc de Berry) at birth. He wis an aw gien duchies o Alençon, o Angoulême, coonty o Ponthieu.

As a result o the prestige o his birth, cadet branches o the royal faimily saw in him a splendid match for thair dochters. Ane o his aunts, Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Princess o Condé, (a legitimised dochter o Louis XIV an Madame de Montespan, proposed her dochter, Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon, but the marriage proposal came tae naught, much tae the annoyance o the Condé branch.

The Princess o Condé's younger sister, Marie Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess o Orléans, then suggestit a union wi her eldest dochter, Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans. The mairiage wi Marie Louise Élisabeth, dochter o Philippe d'Orléans, Duke o Orléans (future Regent o Fraunce for Louis XV), teuk place on 6 Julie 1710 at Versailles.

Mademoiselle de Berry (21 Julie 1711) Stillborn dochter.
Charles d'Alençon, Duke o Alençon (26 Mairch 1713 - 16 Aprile 1713) died young.
Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Alençon (posthumously (16 Juin 1714 - 17 Juin 1714) died young.

31 Julie 1686 – 5 Mey 1714 His Ryal Highness, Charles o Fraunce, ASon o Fraunce, Duke o Berry.

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