Le Grand Dauphin (1661-1711) fils de roi, père de roi et jamais roi
Entertainment/recreationFrom Tuesday 14 October 2025 to Sunday 15 February 2026
Every day except Monday
09:00 to 18:30
Location : Château de Versailles
Presentation
This exhibition will shed light on a little-known figure in French history because he did not reign: Louis, son of Louis XIV, born in 1661 and called Monseigneur during his lifetime, then Grand Dauphin at his death in 1711.
This exhibition will shed light on a little-known figure in French history because he never reigned: Louis, son of Louis XIV, born in 1661 and called Monseigneur during his lifetime, then Grand Dauphin on his death in 1711. The exhibition will show what it meant to be dauphin of France under the Ancien Régime, and present the heir to the throne in three major stages, illustrating Saint-Simon's famous summary of the prince's life: “Son of king, father of king, and never king”. The education and training of the heir to the throne will be covered, as well as his residences and the fabulous collections he surrounded himself with, thanks in particular to spectacular loans from the Prado Museum in Madrid. The Grand Dauphin occupies an important place in the Bourbon dynasty. Heir to the throne, grandfather of Louis XV and great-great-grandfather of Louis XVI, Louis XVIII and Charles X, he is also the father of Philippe V, the first sovereign of the Bourbon branch of Spain, who still reigns today. Nearly 250 works, some never seen before, from French and international public and private collections, illustrating all artistic disciplines (paintings, sculptures, objets d'art, manuscripts and graphic works, etc.) will tell the story of this prince whom Louis XIV had imagined as his worthy heir.
General information
- Cultural and artistic :
- Exhibition
- Art and culture :
- Historic
Contact
Établissement public du château, du musée et du domaine national de Versailles
Phone : +33 1 30 83 78 00
Location
Château de Versailles
Place d’Armes
78000
Versailles
- Spoken language(s) :
Prices
| Prices | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/10/2025 - 15/02/2026 | |||
| Full price | 21.00€ | ||
| Reduced price | 13.00€ |  Famille nombreuse
Chèques-vacances
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Place d’Armes
78000
Versailles
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 48.804583
Longitude : 2.121053