Editing Louis XIV (section)

==== Patrilineal descent ====
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Louis' patriline is the line from which he is descended from father to son.

[[Patrilineal descent]] is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations - which means that if King Louis were to choose a historically accurate house name it would be Robertian, as all his male-line ancestors have been of that house.

Louis is a member of the [[House of Bourbon]], a branch of the [[Capetian dynasty]] and of the [[Robertians]].

Louis' patriline is the line from which he is descended from father to son. It follows the Bourbon kings of France, and the Counts of Paris and Worms. This line can be traced back more than 1,200 years from Robert of Hesbaye to the present day, through Kings of France & Navarre, Spain and Two-Sicilies, Dukes of Parma and Grand-Dukes of Luxembourg, Princes of Orléans and Emperors of Brazil. It is one of the oldest in Europe.

# Robert II of Worms and Rheingau ([[Robert of Hesbaye]]), 770–807
# [[Robert III of Worms]] and Rheingau, 808–834
# [[Robert IV the Strong]], 820–866
# [[Robert I of France]], 866–923
# [[Hugh the Great]], 895–956
# [[Hugh Capet]], 941–996
# [[Robert II of France]], 972–1031
# [[Henry I of France]], 1008–1060
# [[Philip I of France]], 1053–1108
# [[Louis VI of France]], 1081–1137
# [[Louis VII of France]], 1120–1180
# [[Philip II of France]], 1165–1223
# [[Louis VIII of France]], 1187–1226
# [[Louis IX of France]], 1214–1270
# [[Robert, Count of Clermont]], 1256–1317
# [[Louis I, Duke of Bourbon]], 1279–1342
# [[James I, Count of La Marche]], 1319–1362
# [[John I, Count of La Marche]], 1344–1393
# [[Louis, Count of Vendôme]], 1376–1446
# [[Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme]], 1428–1478
# [[François, Count of Vendôme]], 1470–1495
# [[Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme]], 1489–1537
# [[Antoine of Navarre|Antoine, King of Navarre, Duke of Vendôme]], 1518–1562
# [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV, King of France and of Navarre]], 1553–1610
# [[Louis XIII of France|Louis XIII, King of France and Navarre]], 1601–1643
# Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre, 1638–1715
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