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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 ...
Apr 22, 2022 · The mystery of the “Lost Dauphin” actually began when Louis XVII was first incarcerated in the Temple prison in Paris. The couple who were in charge of the safekeeping of Louis resigned from their post, and the new jailer is believed to have harshly treated the young king. According to the official records, Louis died on the 8 June, 1795 at ...
Aug 23, 2023 · Louis XVII: The Lost Dauphin. In 1789, Louis XVI of France lost his grip upon the monarchy which he had inherited. Famine, indecisive decision-making, and unsuccessful policy reforms had created an environment in which the so-called “third estate,” the estate of the middle class commoners, struggled to survive.
Louis-Charles de France, ‘Louis XVII’, was born at Versailles in 1785, just a few short years before the outbreak of the French Revolution. He was locked up along with his family in the Temple prison in 1792, and would never be freed. Louis XVII never ruled; he died in his prison cell at the age of ten, far from the sumptuous luxury of his early years.
Louis XVII (Louis Charles), 1785–1795?, titular king of France (1793–95), known in popular legend as the "lost dauphin." The second son of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette, he became dauphin at the death (1789) of his elder brother. In 1792 the revolutionists imprisoned him with the royal family in the Temple.
Louis XVII 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. At his brother's death he became the new Dauphin, a title he held until 1791, when the new constitution accorded the heir apparent the title of Prince Royal.
Oct 6, 2023 · Louis XVII of France was the regnal name of Louis-Charles de France (l. 1785-1795), the younger son of King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792) and Queen Marie Antoinette (l. 1755-1793). Although Louis-Charles never actually reigned as king, he was recognized by royalists as France's legitimate monarch upon the execution of his father during the ...
