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  1. Identification of the Son of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. For more than two centuries, one of the most mysterious questions in history concerned the fate of the son of Marie-Antoinette and Louis XVI of France.Known as the "Lost Dauphin," official records claimed that ten-year-old Louis Charles, the heir to the throne of France, died in prison in 1795.

  2. Apr 22, 2022 · His elder brother, Louis Joseph, died at the age of seven from tuberculosis in June 1789, and Louis Charles became the “Dauphin”, the title accorded to the heir apparent of the throne of France. But external events were to overtake him while he was still a child. The French Revolution, in 1789, led to the violent overthrow of the French monarchy.

  3. Louis, Dauphin of France (Louis Ferdinand; 4 September 1729 – 20 December 1765) was the elder and only surviving son of King Louis XV of France and his wife, Queen Marie Leszczyńska.As a son of the king, Louis was a fils de France.As heir apparent, he became Dauphin of France.Although he died before ascending to the throne himself, all three of his sons who made it to adulthood were to ...

  4. King Louis eventually told her, “Madame, you have fulfilled our wishes and those of France, you are the mother of a Dauphin.” 3 Holding the child, he told her, “Monsieur le Dauphin asks to come in.” 4. The little boy was named Louis Joseph Xavier François, and he was baptised that same afternoon. His immediate care was in the hands of ...

  5. www.biography.com › royalty › louis-xviiLouis XVII - Biography

    Apr 2, 2014 · Louis XVII was born at the Palace of Versailles in France on March 27, 1785. His family fled Versailles during the French Revolution. After the execution of the dauphin's father, King Louis XVI ...

  6. Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France primary name: Louis Joseph other name: Louis Joseph Xavier François Details individual; royal/imperial; French; Male. Life dates 1781-1789. Biography Second child of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, and their first son and heir. Died of tuberculosis during the Estates-General of 1789, on 4 June. ...

  7. The Dauphin Louis-Joseph is wearing blue material and the Cross of the Order of the Holy Spirit, indicating that he is the heir to the crown. On her lap the queen is holding Louis-Charles, duke of Normandy, who became Dauphin on the death of his older brother in 1789 then Louis XVII after the execution of Louis XVI.

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