If Louis XV dies in 1728 or before, who becomes the new French King?

If Louis XV dies in 1728 or before, who becomes the new French King?


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I think you mean male preference cognatic as it comes down the female line, agnatic is males only.
Philip V's claim came down from his grandmother Maria Theresa. The next surviving line as of 1728 would be that of Anne of Austria, his great grandmother and also mother of the Duke of Orleans line. The line of Anne's sister Maria Anna can technically be said to be equal to Anne's and has HRE Charles VI and his infant daughters (future Empress) Maria Theresa and Maria Anna.
Non War Options are:
A) France to kids of Philip's first marriage, Spain to his second, Orleans next for France, Charles VI daughters next for Spain
B) France to Orleans
I can't see Orleans getting Spain as Philip's 2nd line is still superior in that claim and the Austrian line can be held equal to the Orleans line.
Charles VI and is daughters are not the senior heirs of Maria Anna's line because the daughters of Joseph I (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Josepha_of_Austria and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Amalia_of_Austria) came before them
 
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