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Louis XIV was succeeded by his great-grandson, Louis XV, who was the sole surviving male heir to the French throne (aside from Louis XIV's grandson, Philippe, Duc d'Anjou, who was now King of Spain as Philip V) after a smallpox epidemic in Paris had decimated most of the French royal family. Louis XV was born Louis, Duc d'Anjou, and was the son of Louis, duc de Bourgogne, a grandson of Louis XIV.
On his deathbed, Louis XIV was reported to have said: "Je m'en vais, mais l'État demeurera toujours." ("I am going away, but the State will always remain"). Although he was dying of gangrene, and not small pox, the sole male heir was considered far too important to risk infection, and was not anywhere near the dying king. The only people present at his deathbed were a priest officiating last rites, and a few of his close advisors.
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On his deathbed, Louis XIV gave his great, great-grandson, the Dauphin, some advice. "Try to remain at peace with your neighbors."
This is probably the best advice that he can give to an heir to the throne. The reason being, Louis XIV was at war for so long, that he must’ve realized it’s much easier to be at peace with the people than to be at odds with them. His conversation with the soon to be heir went lil this:
“Soon,” Louis said to the boy, “you will be King of a great kingdom. I urge you never to forget your obligations to God; remember that you owe Him everything. Try to remain at peace with your neighbors. I have loved war too much. Do not copy me in that, or in my overspending. Take advice in everything; try to find out the best course and always follow it. Lighten your people’s burden as soon as possible, and do what I have had the misfortune not to do myself.” - Louis XIV
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