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Louis XVII of France

Versailles, 27 Mar 1785 – Paris, 8 Jun 1795

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Facts and their sources

  • Born27 Mar 1785, Versaillesnot verified1 source
  • TitleDauphin of France, 1789or King of France and Navarre, 1793–1795not verified1 source
  • TitleKing of France and Navarre, 1793–1795or Dauphin of France, 1789not verified1 source
  • Died8 Jun 1795, Parisnot verified1 source
  • FatherLouis XVI of Francenot verified1 source
  • MotherMarie Antoinettenot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 27 Mar 1785

    Born in Versailles

  2. 1789

    Dauphin of France

  3. 1793–1795

    King of France and Navarre

  4. 8 Jun 1795

    Dies in Paris, aged 10

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During his lifetime

He lived through 2 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Versailles.

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The 1780s · Louis XVII is born in Versailles

In the news1783

First human flight in 1783

King Louis XVI hosted the first successful human flight in a hot-air balloon at Versailles, lasting 25 minutes on November 21, 1783.

What people wore

Commoners often went barefoot and wore secondhand

Ordinary rural people in France often went barefoot during the warmer seasons and relied heavily on secondhand clothing, as buying new outfits was exceptional.

Daily life

Simple peasant housing

Most peasant homes were single-room structures built of mud with thatched roofs, lacking ceilings and window glass.

In the news1789

Storming of the Bastille in 1789

On July 14, 1789, Parisian citizens stormed the Bastille prison, a pivotal event that signaled the start of the French Revolution and the collapse of royal authority.

Music

Popular dances included minuet and contredanse

The minuet and the contredanse were the two most popular dances, with the latter being a favorite figure dance involving four couples. People frequently organized and enjoyed balls in the provinces during this period.

In Europe1772–1795

Poland is partitioned

Russia, Prussia and Austria divided Poland among themselves in three steps until, in 1795, it vanished from the map for 123 years.

Getting around

Long travel times across France

To cross France from Brest to Strasbourg, it took 20 to 30 days on foot or by a slow-moving carriage. Travelers using horse-drawn carriages that changed horses at relay stations could cover the same distance in half that time, though this was an exhausting effort.