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A blog by Elena Maria Vidal.
Louis XVII, 1793-5 (engraving), French School, (18th century)
Louis Charles de Bourbon (1785-95); Dauphin after the death of his
older brother in 1789; King Louis XVII of France in 1793; royalist print
depicting Louis in armour with the portraits of his parents, Louis XVI
and Marie-Antoinette on his shield, with a spear and helmet decorated
with fleur de lis and brandishing a sword in a pose reminiscent of
Jeanne d’Arc; used as a rallying symbol by the ‘Chevaliers de Poignard’;
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Courteous comments are welcome. If a comment is not published, it may be due to a technical error. At any rate, do not take offense; it is nothing personal. Slanderous comments will not be published. Anonymity may be tolerated, but politeness is required.
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