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Louis XVII of France

1785–1795 · Bourbon

Heir of the French throne. Born at Versailles. Died at Paris.

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Reigned

1793–1795

King of France and Navarre

The boy king's heart, tested in 2000

Louis XVI's son died in the Temple prison in 1795, aged 10. The doctor at the autopsy smuggled out his heart; after two centuries of pretenders, DNA tests in 2000 showed it was really his, and it was placed in the basilica of Saint-Denis in 2004.

Family

Father: Louis XVI of France
Mother: Marie Antoinette
Siblings (3): Marie Thérèse of France 1778
Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France 1781
Princess Sophie of France 1786

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Louis XVII of France was the 28× great-grandson of Charlemagne.
Louis XVII of France was the third cousin once removed of Victoria.
Louis XVII of France was the 4× great-grandson of Louis XIV of France.