Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France
| Louis Joseph | |||||
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| Dauphin of France | |||||
Portrait by Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller, 1784. (Nationalmuseum) | |||||
| Born | 22 October 1781 Palace of Versailles, France | ||||
| Died | 4 June 1789 (aged 7) Château de Meudon, France | ||||
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| House | Bourbon | ||||
| Father | Louis XVI of France | ||||
| Mother | Marie Antoinette | ||||
Louis Joseph Xavier François (22 October 1781 – 4 June 1789) was Dauphin of France as the second child and first son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. As son of a king of France, he was a fils de France ("Child of France"). Louis Joseph died aged seven from tuberculosis and was succeeded as Dauphin (and thus heir-apparent) by his four-year-old brother Louis Charles.