Children of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

[Sancia]

Originally Posted by Kataryn

I read that as ther Dark Countess obviously had no relatives, her remains "belong" to the community where she is buried and that the community council decided not to allow the opening of her grave for the taking of DNA-samples. Thus there is no way to establish who she might have been.

That means the mystery will remain unsolved. It is a choice.

[XeniaCasaraghi]

I can't decide whose life was more tragic. That poor little boy who was neglected to death or his older sister who had to be the lone survivor of her families tragedy.

[Cory]

Marie Antoinette, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of France and Capetian Widow

[axelferson]

It's a long time since anyone has added a thread to tis but I'll give it a go.
I am in the midst of research fro a book and was reading through the biography 'Marie-Therese The fate of Marie Antoinette's Daughter' by Susan Nagel.
I like to consider myself reasonable knowledgeable on the life of MA and her family but something in this book has bugged me.
It is the first and only time that an author has mentioned this half-sister named Ernestine that Nagel implies was the offspring from an illicit affair Louis had with Madame du Polignac.
Apart from finding this completely implausible I am surprised it be mentioned in an actual historical biography which presumably is based on fact...any thoughts.
regards
Axel ferson

[Kataryn]

Originally Posted by axelferson

It's a long time since anyone has added a thread to tis but I'll give it a go.
I am in the midst of research fro a book and was reading through the biography 'Marie-Therese The fate of Marie Antoinette's Daughter' by Susan Nagel.
I like to consider myself reasonable knowledgeable on the life of MA and her family but something in this book has bugged me.
It is the first and only time that an author has mentioned this half-sister named Ernestine that Nagel implies was the offspring from an illicit affair Louis had with Madame du Polignac.
Apart from finding this completely implausible I am surprised it be mentioned in an actual historical biography which presumably is based on fact...any thoughts.
regards
Axel ferson

There is a lot of information on the internet about Ernestine Lambriquet. She was a legally adopted daughter of queen Marie Antoinette. She married in 1810 and died in 1813. Her burial place is known. There were rumours that she was an illegitimate daughter of the king, but these were never proven.