France's King Louis XIV is shown here introducing to the court his grandson, Philippe de France, who had the title the Duke of Anjou and was now king of Spain. The Duke's grandmother was Maria Theresa of Austria. The title Duke of Anjou was usually granted to French nobility of the houses of Bourbon and Valois. When the king of Spain died childless in 1700, his will named the Duke of Anjou as his successor. Not all agreed and the wars of Spanish Succession followed. This illustration dates to 1916.

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France's King Louis XIV is shown here introducing to the court his grandson, Philippe de France, who had the title the Duke of Anjou and was now king of Spain. The Duke's grandmother was Maria Theresa of Austria. The title Duke of Anjou was usually granted to French nobility of the houses of Bourbon and Valois. When the king of Spain died childless in 1700, his will named the Duke of Anjou as his successor. Not all agreed and the wars of Spanish Succession followed. This illustration dates to 1916.

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