Louis XVII (Louis-Charles, Duke of Normandy)

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1793–1795

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Louis XVII (Louis-Charles, Duke of Normandy), with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Death of the Dauphin

   1793–1795

   Role: Dauphin and royalist claimant to the throne whose death was announced

   1. 121 January 1793 · ParisRoyalist Recognition as Louis XVII

      After Louis XVI's execution on 21 January 1793, royalists held the imprisoned boy to be King Louis XVII, though he never ruled.

   2. 219 January 1794 · Temple Tower, ParisIsolation in the Temple Tower

      After the Simons left in January 1794, the child was kept alone in a sealed, dark cell with no education or hygiene.

   3. 38 June 1795 · Temple prison, ParisDeath of Louis XVII in the Temple

      Louis-Charles died in his cell in the Temple on 8 June 1795 after two years of physical decline.

Sources

1. Louis XVII Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21