Louis XVIII King France 1755-1824

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

On 23rd February 1745 [his father] Dauphin Louis Bourbon [aged 15] and Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain [aged 18] were married at the Palace of Versailles. She the daughter of Philippe V King Spain [aged 61] and Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain [aged 52]. He the son of [his grandfather] Louis XV King France [aged 35] and [his grandmother] Marie Leszczyńska Queen Consort France [aged 41]. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.

On 10th January 1747 [his father] Dauphin Louis Bourbon [aged 17] and [his mother] Dauphine Maria Josepha of France [aged 15] were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Louis XV King France [aged 36] and [his grandmother] Marie Leszczyńska Queen Consort France [aged 43]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 17th November 1755 Louis XVIII King France was born to Dauphin Louis Bourbon [aged 26] and Dauphine Maria Josepha of France [aged 24]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.

On 22nd December 1765 [his father] Dauphin Louis Bourbon [aged 36] died.

On 13th March 1767 [his mother] Dauphine Maria Josepha of France [aged 35] died.

On 16th May 1770 [his brother] Louis XVI King France [aged 15] and [his sister-in-law] Queen Marie Antoinette of France [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress [aged 53]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

In 1771 [his brother] King Charles X of France [aged 13] and [his sister-in-law] Maria Teresa of Savoy [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of [his future father-in-law] Victor Amadeus III King Sardinia [aged 45] and [his future mother-in-law] Infanta Maria Antonia Spain [aged 41]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.

On 14th May 1771 Louis XVIII King France [aged 15] and Maria Joséphine of Savoy [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of Victor Amadeus III King Sardinia [aged 45] and Infanta Maria Antonia Spain [aged 41]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.

On 10th May 1774 [his grandfather] Louis XV King France [aged 64] died of smallpox. His grandson [his brother] Louis [aged 19] succeeded XVI King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.

On 21st January 1793 [his brother] Louis XVI King France [aged 38] was guillotined in Paris [Map]. His son [his nephew] Louis [aged 7] de jure XVII King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.

On 8th June 1795 [his nephew] Louis XVII King France [aged 10] died. His uncle Louis [aged 39] de jure XVIII King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.

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On 13th November 1810 [his wife] Maria Joséphine of Savoy [aged 57] died.

In 1814 Louis XVIII King France [aged 58] was appointed 642nd Knight of the Garter by King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 51] during the Regency.

1814. François Gérard [aged 43]. Portrait of Louis XVIII King France [aged 58].

On 16th September 1824 Louis XVIII King France [aged 68] died. His brother Charles [aged 66] de jure XVIII King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.

Royal Ancestors of Louis XVIII King France 1755-1824

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Kings France: Grand Son of Louis XV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 2 Grand Son of Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor

Ancestors of Louis XVIII King France 1755-1824

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis XIII King France son of Henry IV King France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis "Sun King" XIV King France son of Louis XIII King France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France daughter of Philip III King Spain

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy son of Louis "Sun King" XIV King France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip IV King Spain son of Philip III King Spain

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Theresa of Spain Queen Consort France daughter of Philip IV King Spain

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain daughter of Henry IV King France

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Duke Burgundy Grandson of Louis "Sun King" XIV King France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria 4 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach Grandson of Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria daughter of Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy Great Granddaughter of Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandmother: Henriette Adelaide Savoy

Grandfather: Louis XV King France Great Grandson of Louis "Sun King" XIV King France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Victor Amadeus I Duke of Savoy Grandson of Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Emmanuel II Duke of Savoy Grandson of Henry IV King France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine Marie Bourbon Duchess Savoy daughter of Henry IV King France

Great x 2 Grandfather: Victor Amadeus King Sardinia Great Grandson of Henry IV King France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Amadeus Duke of Nemours 2 x Great Grandson of Louis XII King France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy Great Granddaughter of Henry IV King France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Élisabeth Bourbon Vendôme Granddaughter of Henry IV King France

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Adelaide Savoy Great Granddaughter of Louis XIII King France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis XIII King France son of Henry IV King France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans son of Louis XIII King France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France daughter of Philip III King Spain

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia Granddaughter of Louis XIII King France

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Henrietta Stewart Duchess Orléans daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England daughter of Henry IV King France

father: Dauphin Louis Bourbon son of Louis XV King France

Grandmother: Marie Leszczyńska Queen Consort France

Louis XVIII King France Grandson of Louis XV King France

Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Elector Saxony 10 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: John George Wettin Elector Saxony 5 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia 4 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandfather: John George Wettin III Elector Saxony 6 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Augutus Elector Saxony King of Poland 7 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian IV King of Denmark 10 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick III King of Denmark 11 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Oldenburg 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Grandfather: Augustus III King Poland 8 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

mother: Dauphine Maria Josepha of France Great Granddaughter of Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor son of Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress 4 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor son of Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip III King Spain son of Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress daughter of Philip III King Spain

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain 3 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 1 Grandfather: Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor son of Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandfather: Wolfgang Wilhelm Count Palatine of Neuburg 4 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip William Elector Palatine 5 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg 6 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt 10 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Amalie of Hesse Darmstadt 6 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Eleonore of Saxony 5 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Grandmother: Maria Josepha of Austria Granddaughter of Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 2 Grandfather: Johann Friedrich Hanover 11 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 9 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 1 Grandmother: Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick 2 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 6 x Great Grandson of King Charles V of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Palatinate Simmern Grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Benedicta Henrietta Palatinate Simmern Great Granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland