Louis-Joseph, Dauphin of France

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Louis-Joseph Xavier Francois, Dauphin of France (October 22, 1781 – June 4, 1789) was the second child and first son of King Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette of Austria. As the heir apparent to the French throne, he was called the Dauphin. As the eldest son of the king, he was a Fils de France.

A sweet-natured child, Louis-Joseph died at the age of seven of "consumption" (tuberculosis). On his death the title of Dauphin passed to his younger brother Louis-Charles, Duke of Normandy (1785–1795), who would survive his father and die in prison at the age of ten.

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is named for him (Louis-Joseph, Dauphin of France). The Pennsylvania legislature, meeting in Philadelphia in 1785, to thank France for helping America win her independence from Great Britain, named the newly formed county, "Dauphin", northwest of Lancaster and north of York, in which Harrisburg is located.

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16. Louis, Dauphin of France (1682–1712)

8. Louis XV of France

17. Princess Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy

4. Louis, Dauphin of France (1729–65)

18. Stanislaus I Leszczynski of Poland

9. Maria Leszczynska

19. Katarzyna Opalinska

2. Louis XVI of France

20. Augustus II of Poland

10. Augustus III of Poland

21. Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

5. Duchess Marie-Josèphe of Saxony

22. Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor

11. Maria Josepha of Austria

23. Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick

1. Louis-Joseph, Dauphin of France

24. Charles V, Duke of Lorraine

12. Leopold, Duke of Lorraine

25. Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria Queen Dowager of Poland-Lithuania

6. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor

26. Philippe I, Duke of Orléans

13. Princess Élisabeth Charlotte of Orléans

27. Countess Palatine Elizabeth Charlotte of Simmern

3. Maria Antonia of Austria (Marie Antoinette)

28. Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

14. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

29. Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg

7. Maria Theresa of Austria Queen of Hungary & Bohemia

30. Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

15. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

31. Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen

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History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Historical Commission, Harrisburg, PA

Louis-Joseph, Dauphin of France House of Bourbon Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty Born: 22 October 1781 Died: 4 June 1789
French royalty
Preceded by Louis-Auguste	Dauphin of France October 22, 1781 – June 4, 1789	Succeeded by Louis-Charles