Luigi V di Ludovicia

His Royal Highness

Louis V of Ludovicia
Louis V of Ludovicia posing
King of Ludovicia
Reign	20 december 1883 - 2 march 1894
Coronation	28 december 1883
Predecessor	Louis IV
Successor	Louis VI
Prime Minister	see Prime ministers of Ludovicia
Personal informations
Born	15 august 1854 at Ludovicia, Kingdom of Ludovicia
Died	2 march 1894 at Ludovicia, Kingdom of Ludovicia
Burial	5 march 1894 at Cathedral of Saint Louis, Ludovicia, Kingdom of Ludovicia
Spouse	Blanche d'Orléans
Issue	Juliette Madaleine Marie Josephine Marie Clementine Sophie Adélaïde Louis, crown prince François Eugene Alexandrine Henriette
Full name	Louis François Philippe Leon
House	Orléans-Ludovicia
Father	Louis IV
Mother	Eugénie de La Rochefocauld
Religion	Church of Ludovicia
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Louis V (Louis François Philippe Leon; 15 august 1854 - 2 march 1894) was king of Kingdom of Ludovicia from 1883 to 1894.

Biography

First years

Louis V was born to Louis the 15th august 1854, the son of King Louis IV and his wife, the Duchess Eugénie de La Rochefocauld. He was baptized in the chapel of the Royal Palace of Ludovicia by the archbishop Maximilian von Hobersdorf recently he came to occupy his post. His godfather was [[]], and his godmother was [[]].

As a child, prince Louis matured a great interest in the country's history through transforming this passion even in studies with the attendance of the history course at the University of Ludovicia held by the eminent archaeologist of english origins prof. Alan Nashville, who was among the first to study the finds from the neolithic found inland ludovician.

After the completion of university studies, Louis decided to pursue the military career with the permission of his father, placing himself at the service of the British Army and taking part with it to some colonial clashes like the Third Anglo-Ashanti War (1873-1874) in India and the Anglo-Zulu War (1877-1879) in South Africa, reaching the rank of captain in a few years.

When he returned home in 1881, he married the duchess Blanche d'Orleans, his distant cousin and grandson of the last king of France, Louis Philippe I. This marriage, was particularly felt by the royal house ludovician to strengthen ties strong with France and with the monarchy of Orleans that after the fall of the kingdom, the rise of Napoleon III and the proclamation of the new republic, had become a reference point for the legitimists of the throne of the Capetians.

The french question

The signing of the Franco-Ludovician Agreement in Versailles, 1891

After the death of his father Louis IV in 1883, prince Louis, as firstborn male, was called to succeed him to the throne under the name of Louis V. Like his father before him, he was now committed to the maintenance and promotion of national unity and the local culture, promoting extensive archaeological digs in the hinterland of Ludovicia conducted by the german Max von Kleibert, since 1885 called on the government as Minister of Culture.

In terms of foreign policy, Louis VI inaugurated a renewed collaboration with foreign powers, in particularly with the United Kingdom, where he completed a state visit in the summer of 1887, staying for over a month at Windsor Castle.

The real challenge, however, was now with France that since the proclamation of independence of the kingdom of Ludovicia in 1792 and even more so after the accession to the throne of the dynasty of the Orleans-Ludovicia, particularly during the government of the Second French Empire, were lacking in Paris factions praising to claim possession of the territory of Ludovicia, disregarding the fact that the declaration of independence was signed only unilaterally by Louis I. After that, under the presidency of general Mac Mahon, France had almost thought to send a surrender ultimatum to the ludovician kingdom with the intention to consolidate the French colonial empire, and so Louis V decided to end the age-old question, and in 1891 he undertook an official visit in France.

This event aroused a stir both at Ludovica that in Paris, since it was the first official visit by a monarch ludovician in France since the time of the proclamation of the kingdom. Welcomed at the Elysee by president Sedi Carnot, after a series of talks between the ambassadors of the respective parties, an agreement was signed which as mentioned was intended to relax the relations between the two nations and to promote future trade. The treaty, signed in Versailles in 1891, he obtained a Ludovicia two advantages: first the kingdom obtained a privileged commercial channel with France (particularly for the export of sugar cane), the other the official recognition of waiver part of France all claims on the territory of Ludovicia, as well as recognition of the declaration of independence of 1792. As the same Louis V had tried to mediate in the situation, this last step was not painless and therefore the kingdom was forced to pay the sum of 20,000,000 luiginis to France, fact that plunged the state to the brink of a deep financial crisis from which the same Louis, accused by some political movements exposing the bankruptcy of the state, defended himself on the grounds that this was necessary for the good of the country and that thanks the business and economic benefits that would be derived from this agreement, the solution would be returned within a short time.

Last years

Unfortunately, in spite of what was promised, the situation took a lot longer to resolve and a decisive turn gave it some time after the marriage of Louis, the crown prince, and the rich heiress Juliette de La Roche that brought to the crown of Ludovicia the her father's electric company, primary nation maker of energy.

In 1893, Louis V embarked on a state trip to South Africa in an attempt to reach an agreement with the local british government to open new commercial markets for sugar cane produced in Ludovicia, but the undian competition in the english territory forced him to return home in a short time.

He died the following year due to a sudden cardiac arrest which took him into the night.

Genealogy

Marriage and children

In ?, the king Louis V married the duchess Blanche d'Orleans, daughter of Louis Charles Philippe Raphael d'Orléans, duke of Nemours and so nepew of the king Louis Philippe I of France. The couple had the following children:

• Juliette Madaleine (1880-1901)
• Marie Josephine (1883-1883)
• Marie Clementine (1885-1952), in ? married [[]]
• Sophie Adélaïde (1886-1982), in ? married [[]]
• Louis, crown prince (1888-1936), in 1909 married the marquess Juliette de La Roche
• François Eugene (1889-1943), in ? married [[]]
• Alexandrine Henriette (1891-1965), in ? married [[]]

Honours

National orders

• Grand Master and Knight Companion of the Order of Saint Louis
• Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Military Merit
• Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Ludovicia

Foreigns orders

• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Legion d'Honneur (France)
• Knight Commander of the Order of Bath (United Kingdom)
• Ashantee Medal (United Kingdom)
• South Africa Medal (United Kingdom)

Bibliography

• L. von Altbishofen, The great house of kings of Ludovicia from its origins to the present day, Ludovicia's Royal Print, 2015