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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Louis XVII

Among the questions which retarded their progress was the fate of the Spanish king's young kinsman, the dauphin, or Louis XVII.

From The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration by Poole, Reginald Lane

You forget the caricature of buried royalty, the so-called King Louis XVII.

From Marie Antoinette and Her Son by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

The magician's wand, which you are keeping concealed, is called Louis XVII.

From Marie Antoinette and Her Son by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

This supposition by many is admitted; nevertheless, it is a palpable hallucination, for the representative of legitimate hereditary monarchy by actual descent is directly vested in the eldest son of Louis XVII.

From Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton by Anonymous

But in that case, as I have told you, we must go back further than '93, and our tears must begin before Louis XVII.

From Les Misérables by Hapgood, Isabel Florence