Charles XI & VI

Charles XI (Louis Jean Baptiste Auguste Charles; 18th September 1665 - 5th June 1725) was the fifth monarch of France from the House of Savoie, having succeeded his elder brother Charles X at the age of fifty in 1715. He also reigned as King of Navarre in union with France, as well as King of Sardinia and Duke of Savoy as '''Charles VI. '''Born Louis Jean Baptiste, he adopted the name of Charles XI upon his ascension to the throne in honour of his late elder brother and numerous other Savoyard rulers by that name. Louis was never expected to inherit the French throne, it was only when Charles X's only child and heir, the Dauphin Louis, died in a hunting accident in 1706. This left Louis, then known as Duc de Bourgogne, as heir to his elder brother. His ten-year reign was best known for his prudence and frugality.

King Charles XI was considered by his son, the later KIng Charles XII, as a remarkably dull man. He established a militaristic court which was incredibly bland in comparison to the courts kept by his brother and later by his son.