Louis XII

"Louis XII,” par Louis-Michel van Loo, in coronation robes, featuring the royal mantle of France, (circa 1761)

## King of France

### Coronation

31st May 1725Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims, Archidiocèse de Reims, Royaume de France

### Regent

Louis III, Duc d’Évreux
(1716 – 1724)
Marie Adélaïde de Savoie (1724 – 1725)

## Biography

### Full Name

Louis Philippe François Emmanuel Xavier de France

### Born

15th August 1712Château de Versailles, Versailles, Île-de-France, Royaume de France

### Spouse

Élisabeth-Thérèse de Lorraine, Duchesse de Lorraine and Bar (m. 1728)

### Romantic Interests

Marianne Victoire d’Espagne (betrothed 1721; annulled 1725)

### Issue

Louise Élisabeth Charlotte de France, Reine de Sardaigne
Sophie-Marie Antoinette de France, Madame Seconde
Philippe Louis Antoine de France, Monseigneur le Dauphin †
Charles Emmanuel Joseph de France, Monseigneur le Dauphin
Victoire-Adélaïde Félicité de France, Madame Troisième
Marie-Thérèse Zéphyrine de France, Madame Quatrième
Louis François Xavier de France, Duc de Bourgogne
Marie-Catherine Philippine de France, Madame Cinquième
Louis Henri Bénédict de France, Duc de Bretagne †
Marie-Henriette Josèphe de France, Madame Sixième

### Siblings

Louis Philippe,
Duc de Bretagne †
Marie-Louise Adélaïde,
Madame Royale †

### Religion

Roman Catholicism

**Louis XII** (Louis Philippe François Emmanuel Xavier; 15th August 1712 – Present) is the current ruling sovereign of France and Navarre. He was born as the second son to Louis XI, King of France, and the Italian princess, Marie-Adélaïde de Savoie, then Queen of France, and eldest daughter of Vittorio Amedeo II. At birth, he was ranked fourth only after his grandfather, father, and older brother—who was referred to as the Duc de Bretagne—in the French line of succession. At court, he was temporarily known by the accustomed title of Comte de Provence, and was not expected upon reign over the realm. However, he would become an unforeseen heir to the French throne upon the untimely death of his brother in 1717, inheriting the traditional title of Dauphin de France. Soon, he began his sovereignty at the tender age of six immediately after the demise of his own father in 1718. As such, he was placed under a dual regency between his granduncle, Louis III, Duc d'Évreux, and his mother, Marie-Adélaïde. This marked the beginning of *La Régence*, with his uncle dominating the kingdom's governance in matters of diplomatic and personal affairs. His minority ended in 1725 when he began his personal reign at the age of thirteen and was legitimately crowned at the Cathedral of Reims the same year. As King of France, he also ruled over the Kingdom of Navarre as **Louis IV**; as well as the Duchy of Bretagne and the Principality of Andorra. In 1728, he would wed Élisabeth-Thérèse de Lorraine, and later becoming Duc de Lorraine *jure uxoris.*

## Title, Styles, and Honors

### **Titles and Styles**

* **15th August 1712 – 28th November 1717:** *Son Altesse Royale, Monseigneur le Comte de Provence*
* **28th November 1717 – 20th March 1718:** *Son Altesse Royale, Monseigneur le Dauphin de France*
* **20th March 1718 – Present:** *Sa Majesté Royale et Très Chrétienne, Roi de France, Roi de Navarre, Roi de Naples, Roi de Jérusalem, Prince d’Andorre, Duc de Bretagne, Comte de Provence, Dauphin de Viennois, Comte de Forcalquier, Comte de Valentinois, Comte de Diois, Seigneur de Béarn, Seigneur de Donezan*
	+ **18th November 1738 – Present**: *Son Altesse Sérénissime, Duc de Lorraine et Bar*

### **Honors**

* Souverain Grand Maître de l’Ordre de Saint-Michael
* Souverain Grand Maître de l’Ordre du Saint-Esprit
* Souverain Grand Maître de l'Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louis
* Souverain Grand Maître de Institution du Mérite Militaire
* Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Toison d’Or (Spain)
* Chevalier de Ordre Royal de Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel et de Saint-Lazare de Jérusalem