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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 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.
Apr 2, 2014 · The stated cause of death was tuberculosis. With no family identification of the body, rumors of Louis's escape ran rampant for decades. The story of the "Lost Dauphin" was particularly...
The secrecy surrounding the last months of Louis XVII’s life gave rise to rumours. Some said that he was not dead but had escaped from the Temple. Others alleged that he had been poisoned. During the next few decades, more than 30 persons claimed to be Louis XVII.
Feb 1, 2023 · How did Louis XVII of France die? Louis XVII of France died after nearly three years of imprisonment of scrofula, a form of tuberculosis; he was only 10 years old.
In 1795, just as the revolutionaries were considering using him as a bargaining chip with the Austrian army along with his sister Madame Royale, Louis XVII died of tuberculosis. His heart, preserved by coroner Philippe-Jean Pelletan, was transferred to the royal crypt at Saint-Denis in 1975.
Eight year old Louis-Charles was "taken care of" by a man whose mission was to brainwash the child and get him to testify Marie-Antoinette abused him... The Dauphin's health deteriorated while in captivity and he died on the 8th of June 1795.
Apr 19, 2000 · Others claimed Louis XVII had been drugged with opium and a dead boy substituted for the living one in the coffin. One guard at the time said he had seen many bathtubs being carried out of the...
After his parents were beheaded in 1793, Louis XVII was imprisoned in the Temple, a fortified monastery in Paris, where he died of tuberculosis aged 10, on June 8, 1795. But until now, this...
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.
