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The Lost Dauphin and a Web of Claims Across Nations
The article traces the mystery of Louis Charles of the Temple era and the many claimants to Louis XVII. It details how Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were executed, the fate of the Dauphin, and the 19th century fringe claims including Eleazer Williams of Hogansburg. It notes Paris trials, Dutch burial, and American nationalist legs of the legend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Abbey
St. Denis
Paris
France
Louis XVI
Marie Antionette
Church of
St. Margaret
St. Barnard
Hogansburg
New York
Fleazer Williams
Dauphin
Legislative Assembly
Knights Templars
Marie Antonette
Elizabeth
Marie Therese
Duchesse d
Antoine Simon
Simon
Etienne Aisne
Louis XVII
Charleg William Naurendorf
Delft
Holland
Navarre
Charles Louis
Duke of
Normandie
Versailles
Palace of Versailles
Temple
N. Y
Green Bay
Wis
Europe
America
Eleazer Williams
Thomas Williams
Eunice Williams
Deerfield
Thomas Willams
Mary Ann Willining
Caughnawaga
Quebec
New England
Lnter
Wisconsin
Bourbor
Prince de Joinville
Louis Philippe
Great Lakes
Mackinac
Williams
de Joinville
J. A. Hansot
Bourbon
Putnam's Monthly
England
Hanson
Prince
St. Megis
Naurendorf
House of Bourbon
Thas