Louis XVII was the younger son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette. His older brother, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, died in June 1789, a little over a month before the start of the French Revolution. At his brother's death he became the new Dauphin, a title he held until 1791, when the new constitution accorded the heir apparent the title of Prince Royal.
- Occupation
- royalty
- Position held
- Dauphin of France, King of France and Navarre
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- March 27, 1785
- Died
