- Original release
- Previous episode S01E07 - La Pompadour a t-elle mené Louis XV à sa perte ?
- Number S01E08
- Country France
- Original language French
- Genres Documentary, History
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Louis XVII est-il mort en prison ?
Nous sommes le 8 juin 1795. Le Dauphin Louis Charles, éphémère Roi Louis XVII et second fils de Louis XVI et de Marie-Antoinette, meurt à la Prison du Temple, à l’age de 10 ans. Durant sa captivité, les révolutionnaires veulent en faire un petit citoyen ordinaire, éloigné de sa condition royale.
Il est enfermé au secret dans une chambre obscure, sans hygiène ni secours. Son état de santé se dégrade, il est rongé par la gale et vit accroupi. Au lendemain de sa mort, des rumeurs courent selon lesquelles le dauphin se serait évadé du Temple. Des Royalistes l’auraient délivré et auraient remplacé le coprs.
De nombreux prétendants dont le plus célèbre, Naundorff, se manifestent à travers l’Europe. Légendes fumeuses ou réalité historique ? Qu’en est-il vraiment de ces allégations ?
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