Louis I of Spain

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Louis I of Spain was a short-reigning early 18th-century Bourbon king who briefly ruled Spain in 1724 before dying of smallpox at age seventeen.

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Luis I de España 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bourbon monarch
King of Spain
human
abdicationContextOfPredecessor Philip V temporarily abdicated in his favor
ageAtDeath 17
associatedDynasticUnion Franco-Spanish Bourbon connection
birthDate 1707-08-25
birthPlace Crown of Castile
Madrid
burialPlace El Escorial
surface form: Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
causeOfDeath smallpox
coronationStatus not formally crowned
countryRuled Spain
deathDate 1724-08-31
deathPlace Madrid
Spain
dynasty House of Bourbon
surface form: Bourbon dynasty
era 18th century
father Philip V of Spain
fullName Louis I of Spain self-linksurface differs
surface form: Luis I de España

Luis de Borbón
givenName Luis
grandfather Louis XIV of France
heirApparentOf Philip V of Spain
heldTitleBeforeAccession Prince of Asturias
house House of Bourbon
language Spanish
maternalGrandfather Victor Amadeus II of Savoy
surface form: Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia
maternalGrandmother Anne Marie d’Orléans
monarchNumber Louis I
mother Maria Luisa of Savoy
nationality Spanish
nobleTitle Prince of Asturias
notableFor died of smallpox shortly after accession
shortest-reigning Bourbon king of Spain
paternalGrandfather Louis, Grand Dauphin
surface form: Louis, Grand Dauphin of France
paternalGrandmother Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria
politicalSystem absolute monarchy
predecessor Philip V of Spain
reignDuration approximately 7 months
reignEndDate 1724-08-31
reignStartDate 1724-01-15
religion Roman Catholicism
royalTitle King of Spain
sibling Ferdinand VI of Spain
Infante Carlos, Count of Molina
surface form: Infante Carlos of Spain

Infante Felipe of Spain
spouse Louise Élisabeth d’Orléans
style Catholic Majesty
surface form: His Catholic Majesty
successor Philip V of Spain

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Philip child Louis I of Spain
subject surface form: Philip V of Spain
Louis I of Spain fullName Louis I of Spain self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Luis I de España
Bourbon Spain hasMonarch Louis I of Spain
Philip V of Spain successor Louis I of Spain
Philippe, Duke of Anjou successor Louis I of Spain