Louis XVII
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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
Portrait, 1792
Baptismal certificate, Parish of Notre-Dame
Louis XVI taking care of the education of his son in the Temple, (Musée de la Révolution française)
Louis Charles by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
Louis XVIII
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Louis XVIII, known as the Desired, was King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815. Before his reign, he spent 23 years in exile from France begin
Louis XVII
…1795, he never actually ruled. Nevertheless, in 1814 after the Bourbon Restoration, his uncle acceded to the throne and was proclaimed his successor, as Louis XVIII. Louis-Charles de France was born at the Palace of Versailles, the second son and third child of his parents, Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. He was…
Portrait of Louis XVIII by François Gérard, 1814
The Count of Provence and his brother Louis Auguste, Duke of Berry (later Louis XVI), depicted in 1757 by François-Hubert Drouais
Marie Joséphine in 1772 (by François-Hubert Drouais)
Louis Stanislas, Count of Provence, during the reign of Louis XVI