Louis, Duke of Burgundy, was the eldest son of Louis, Grand Dauphin, and Dauphine Maria Anna and grandson of the reigning French monarch, King Louis XIV. He was known as the "Petit Dauphin" to distinguish him from his father, until the latter died in April 1711. At that time he became the official Dauphin of France. He died in 1712 before his grandfather, the King. Upon the death of Louis XIV in 1715, the Duke of Burgundy's son became King Louis XV.