Louis XVII

American  

noun

1. Louis Charles of France, 1785–95, titular king of France 1793–95 (son of Louis XVI).

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Louis XVII British  

noun

1. 1785–95, titular king of France (1793–95) during the Revolution, after the execution of his father Louis XVI; he died in prison

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Example Sentences

As the historian, writer and commentator Jacques Julliard pointed out: “To go from Louis XVI to Louis XVIII, that is to say from moderate absolutism to parliamentary monarchy, those maladroit foreigners would have gone by way of a Louis XVII. Instead, we went via Robespierre and Napoleon.”

From The Guardian

And only in 2004 was the mummified heart of the dauphin — who was to have been Louis XVII, but was imprisoned from the age of 7 until his death at 10 — brought to rest in a crypt in the church.

From New York Times

The one with the blue top is the never-crowned Louis XVII.

From New York Times

Of later cases the most notable are those of Daniel O’Connell, whose heart is at Rome, Shelley at Bournemouth, Louis XVII. at Venice, Kosciusko at the Polish museum at Rapperschwyll, Lake Z�rich, and the marquess of Bute, taken by his widow to Jerusalem for burial in 1900.

From Project Gutenberg

The Government had not miscalculated the disaffection existing, and the negotiations being completely successful, 1,700 of our soldiers, sailors, and marines were landed, and shortly afterwards, when a Spanish fleet appeared, an English governor and a Spanish commandant were appointed, while Louis XVII. was proclaimed king.

From Project Gutenberg