Lodewijk XIV grants the Knighthood of the Holy Spirit to his grandson, 1710, Nicolas de Larmessin (IV), After Jean Antoine Watteau, 1729 print Lodewijk XIV grants the knighthood of the Holy Spirit (Cordon Bleu de l'Ordre du Saint-Esprit) to his grandson Louis (the later King Louis XV), son of Louis of France, Dauphin van France and Duke of Burgundy, 1710. The child is held by his mother, Maria Adelheid of Savoy. The Knighthood was traditionally awarded to the king's children, immediately after their birth. paper etching dubbing a knight with full ceremony

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