Episode 2 of 3
Isolation in the Temple Tower
- When
- 19 January 1794
- Where
- Temple Tower, Paris
- Part of
- Death of the Dauphin
After the Simons left in January 1794, the child was kept alone in a sealed, dark cell with no education or hygiene.
Antoine Simon and his wife left the Temple on 19 January 1794 after securing a receipt declaring their ward in good health. Thereafter the child was left in complete isolation in a sealed cell of the Temple Tower, often in darkness, without education, hygiene, or more than basic sustenance, conditions preceding his physical decline.
Sources
- Louis XVII Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
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