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Louis XVII (born Louis Charles, Duke of Normandy; 27 March 1785 – 8 June 1795) was the younger son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette. His older brother, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, died in June 1789, a little over a month before the start of the French Revolution.
Apr 2, 2014 · On June 8, 1795, the death of Louis Charles was made public. The stated cause of death was tuberculosis. With no family identification of the body, rumors of Louis's escape ran rampant for...
Apr 22, 2022 · According to the official records, Louis died on the 8 June, 1795 at the age of ten in the Temple prison. His autopsy recorded that he died due to tuberculosis, brought on and exacerbated by this harsh treatment. Some say that he died not of tuberculosis but entirely due to neglect by the jailers.
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May 17, 2022 · The fate of the “lost dauphin,” Louis XVII, has been a subject of mystery for over 200 years. Did he die in prison? Did he escape and become a famous American naturalist, or a German clockmaker, or an Episcopal minister raised by Native Americans?
Aug 23, 2023 · In actuality, Louis XVII would never leave the Temple prison. He would spend the remainder of his life surrounded by filth until he eventually grew ill, likely with the very same tuberculosis which had killed two of his siblings.
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Death of Louis XVII. Upon Louis XVI's arrest in August 1792, the royal children were taken to the Temple prison. At first, the daughter Madame Royale and the Dauphin (heir to the throne) Louis-Charles de France were held together with their parents.
Louis XVII (born Louis Charles, Duke of Normandy; 27 March 1785 – 8 June 1795) was the younger son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette. His older brother, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, died in June 1789, a little over a month before the start of the French Revolution.
