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Are there any descendants of Louis XIV alive today?

The current heir-male of Louis XIV and the representative of the rights of Philip V of Spain to the French throne is Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou, who is the second cousin of the present king of Spain, Felipe VI.



Yes, there are many living descendants of Louis XIV, the "Sun King," primarily through the Spanish Bourbon line and the House of Orléans. When Louis XIV's grandson, the Duke of Anjou, became Philip V of Spain, he established a prolific royal line that continues today. The most prominent living descendant is King Felipe VI of Spain, who is a direct agnatic (male-line) descendant of Louis XIV. Other notable descendants include Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou, who is the current Legitimist pretender to the defunct French throne, and members of the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg. Because the Sun King had numerous children (both legitimate and legitimized), his genetic lineage has spread throughout European nobility and into various non-royal families over the last three centuries, ensuring that thousands of individuals today carry the bloodline of the longest-reigning monarch in French history.

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