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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").
The coffin was covered with a silver cloth, a crown, a sword and the Orders of the Dauphin of France on top. He was buried in the Basilica of St. Denis. Marie Antoinette later wrote, “At the death of my poor little Dauphin, the nation hardly seemed to notice.” 8 The title of Dauphin now passed to Louis Charles.
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.
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.
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. He was succeeded as dauphin (heir) of France by his younger brother Louis Charles (q.v.).
Louis was driven out of the Dauphiné by Charles VII's soldiers in 1456, leaving the region to fall back into disorder. After his succession as Louis XI of France in 1461, Louis united the Dauphiné with France, bringing it under royal control.
Born March 1785 as Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette’s second son and third child, Louis-Charles de France became the heir apparent and Dauphin of France when the eldest son, Louis Joseph, passed away in June 1989. When the King and Queen realized the revolution was eminent, they made a show of support as an attempt in order to secure their own ...
Louis, Grand Dauphin of France (1661-1711), was the eldest and only surviving son of Louis XIV and his first wife, Maria Theresa of Spain (1638-1683).
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").
Louis-Joseph-Xavier-François, Dauphin of France, is pointing towards the cradle of Sophie-Hélène-Beatrix, fourth royal child, who died two months before the opening of the Salon where the...
