Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France

Louis Joseph
Dauphin of France
Born(1781-10-22)22 October 1781
Palace of Versailles, France
Died4 June 1789(1789-06-04) (aged 7)
Château de Meudon, France
Burial
Names
Louis Joseph Xavier François de France
HouseBourbon
FatherLouis XVI of France
MotherMarie 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.