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Louis Joseph Xavier François (22 October 1781 – 4 June 1789) was Dauphin of France as the second child and first son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. As son of a king of France, he was a fils de France ("Child of France").
Jul 14, 2023 · In 1781, Marie gave birth to Louis-Joseph, who became his father’s heir, a role known as the dauphin. Marie was devoted to her children, though she was often prevented from handling their...
Feb 16, 2024 · But after Louis Joseph’s death, he inherited the title of Dauphin of France and became heir to the throne. After his father’s execution, Royalists continued to recognize the imprisoned child ...
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.
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.
Louis Joseph lay in state at Meudon, and his heart was removed to be taken to the Benedictine convent of Val-de-Grâce. He was given a simple funeral, considering the circumstances, as the proper rites would have cost up to 350,000 livres.
Nov 8, 2022 · Louis Joseph Xavier François (22 October 1781 – 4 June 1789) was Dauphin of France as the second child and first son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. As son of a king of France, he was a fils de France ("Child of France").
