Editing Louis XIV (section)

===Succession===
Louis outlived most of his immediate legitimate family. His last surviving legitimate son, [[Louis, Grand Dauphin|Louis, Dauphin of France]], died in 1711 and barely a year later, [[Louis, Duke of Burgundy]], the eldest of the Dauphin's three sons and then heir-apparent to Louis, also died. Burgundy's elder son, [[Louis, Dauphin of France (1707-1712)|Louis, Duke of Brittany]], died a few weeks later. Thus, on his deathbed, Louis's heir-apparent was his five-year-old great-grandson, [[Louis XV of France|Louis, Duke of Anjou]], Burgundy's younger son.

Louis foresaw that his successor would not yet be mature and sought to restrict the power of his nephew [[Philip&nbsp;II, Duke of Orléans]], who, as his closest surviving legitimate relative in France, would probably become [[regent]] to the prospective Louis XV. Accordingly, the king created a regency council as Louis{{Nbsp}}XIII had in anticipation of Louis{{Nbsp}}XIV's own minority, with some power vested in his illegitimate son [[Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine]].{{Sfn|Dunlop|2000|pp=454–455}} Orléans, however, had Louis's will annulled by the Parlement of Paris after his death and made himself sole regent. He stripped Maine and his brother, [[Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse|Louis-Alexandre, Count of Toulouse]], of the rank of [[Prince du Sang|Prince of the Blood]] that Louis had granted them and significantly reduced Maine's power and privileges.{{Sfn|Antoine|1989|pp=33–37}}

====Line of succession in 1715====
Below is the line of succession to the French throne at the time of the death of Louis{{Nbsp}}XIV in 1715. Louis{{Nbsp}}XIV's only surviving legitimate grandson, Philip{{Nbsp}}V, was not included in the line of succession because he had renounced the French throne after the [[war of the Spanish Succession]], a 14-year conflict following the death of [[Charles&nbsp;II of Spain]] in 1700.{{Sfn|Holsti|1991|p=74}}

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* [[File:Simple silver crown.svg|15px]] ''[[Louis XIII]] (1601–1643)''
** [[File:Simple gold crown.svg|15px]] '''Louis XIV''' ''(1638–1715)''
*** {{Tree list/final branch}} ''[[Louis, Grand Dauphin]] (1661–1711)''
**** ''[[Louis, Duke of Burgundy]] (1682–1712)''
***** ''[[Louis, Duke of Brittany (1707–1712)|Louis, Duke of Brittany]] (1707–1712)''
***** {{Tree list/final branch}} '''(1)''' [[Louis XV|Louis, Duke of Anjou]] (1710–1774)
**** [[Philip V of Spain]] (1683–1746)
**** {{Tree list/final branch}} ''[[Charles, Duke of Berry (1686–1714)|Charles, Duke of Berry]] (1686–1714)''
** {{Tree list/final branch}} ''[[Philippe I, Duke of Orléans]] (1640–1701)''
*** {{Tree list/final branch}} '''(2)''' [[Philippe II, Duke of Orléans]] (1674–1723)
**** {{Tree list/final branch}} '''(3)''' [[Louis, Duke of Orléans (1703–1752)|Louis, Duke of Chartres]] (1703–1752)
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Further down the French line of succession in 1715 was the [[House of Conde|House of Condé]], followed by the [[House of Conti]] (a [[cadet branch]] of the House of Condé). Both of these [[royal houses]] were descended in the [[Agnatic|male line]] from [[Henri II, Prince of Conde|Henri II, Prince of Condé]], a [[second cousin]] of French King Louis{{Nbsp}}XIII (the father of Louis{{Nbsp}}XIV) in the [[male line]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}