#OTD 1785: Louis XVII of France is born
27th March 2020
On this
day, March 27, in 1785, His Majesty King Louis XVII was borne in France. He was
born prince of France and Duke of Normandy and was the son of King Louis XVI and
Marie Antoinette. When his older brother, Louis Joseph, died in June 1789, he became
the heir to the French throne.
Some have
suggested that the Swedish noble man Axel von Fersen, who was romantically linked
with Marie…