June 8th, Death of Dauphin (10-year-old Louis XVII) in prison, the eldest son and successor of the French king, who in royalist’s eyes was King Louis XVII since the execution of his father. The Count of Provence assumes the title of Louis XVIII.

June 8th, Death of Dauphin (10-year-old Louis XVII) in prison, the eldest son and successor of the French king, who in royalist’s eyes was King Louis XVII since the execution of his father. The Count of Provence assumes the title of Louis XVIII.