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so this was something that sprung to mind after s discussion on another thread. Louis, duke of burgundy, otherwise known as le petit dauphin died aged 29 in 1712 from smallpox. A few days later his son the duke of Brittany dies also. The pod here is that neither of them die from smallpox, perhaps due to burgundy's wife not catching and dying from it. Louis was influenced by a group who wished to see a reduction of absolutist power and more power for the aristocracy. What would the consequences of his and his eldest sons survival be for France short term wise as well as in the lib term?
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