The Terrible Fate Of Marie Antoinette's Children | The Lost Dauphin of France And His Siblings 

Thank you for watching! And apologies if I've butchered the French language! Do you believe the stories surrounding the children, or were they just rumours spread by royalists?

France has apologized for the misinformation campaign that created these horrible myths: "the green necklace" and "let them eat cake" etc. Marie actually started the first bread houses to feed those in need and she started the first French Orphanages ... and more ... anyone who is interested in Marie's history - I recommend: Marie Antoinette by Stefan Zweig - a brilliant iconic biography

Imagine being 14, married to someone (a 15yo at that) you've never seen, put in a coach for hours across Europe, stopped in the woods, stripped naked, dressed in French clothes and having your entire identity erased? All being spoken to in a language you don't understand. That scene has always stayed with me. Talk about terrifying.

This made me feel incredibly sad for her children. People focus so much on her and the King, and they never mention her children and all of the pain and suffering put on them while they were just small kids.

I feel bad for Marie. The people hated her because she was Austrian, then she was kept out of state affairs, never trained in her position but her mother, filled the emptiness in her marriage with frivolity that she was already surrounded by in the somewhat cloistered French court. It was a recipe for disaster.

Marie was a scapegoat and she was a very good mother!

I think Marie was highly misunderstood. She had a huge heart for those who suffered. She was known for spotting starving people on the streets, and making sure they were fed and cared for.

The children didn’t deserve any of this. How horrific.

Poor Marie Terese…she may have been homesick for France while older and in England, but if I had went through what she did, as a totally innocent little girl, I don’t think I would be too eager to return to France.

How incredibly sad. Regardless of what their parents did, the children were innocent, and should have been treated as such.

It’s always so sad to hear about children being ill treated those poor babies even if they were “royalty” they were still babies. Thank you for the history lesson

I listened to this while making some spaghetti and maaan it was a wild ride. History will always be way better than any movie

My heart broke over listening to what Louis Charles endured.

The French Royals demise and the suffering of their children is as tragic as the Romanovs of Russia. Often, today, I watch appalled, as the French celebrate Bastille Day, when I think of what was to occur after these events to the Royal family. I often think about the lost Dauphin and what they did to him before his death, that poor boy. Horrible! Isn't it wonderful how a nation can forget their past evil, and go about celebrating it! And aren't we all guilty of it?

Anyone else impressed with this storyteller's absolutely amazing talent?

Once I, almost by accident, visited a mansion in the mid part of Sweden. At this mansion lived the sister of Axel von Fersen. In her bed chamber hanging on the wall was a painting. This painting depicting two children was sent by Marie Antoinette to Axel and then given to his sister.

Always fascinated by Marie Antoinette I believe she wanted to be a good queen wife and mother. It’s too bad the children her son especially had to go thru such torture and heartaches.

I've always wondered what happened to her children. Not many people go this in depth into them. Great video!

So tragic 😢 for these children …all of them

Fascinating. You'd think that they would have all lived splendid lives, but much to the contrary.

Beautifully put together! So few people know about this side of Marie Antoinette's life.

I’m so incredibly happy that I have subscribed to your channel, because I had forgotten about the children of Marie Antoinette (I learned about them in high school). IF Marie Antoinette was able to watch this, she’d be so extremely grateful for the amount of research, knowledge, compassion and love that you have put into this video. You’ve done such a phenomenal job at making Marie Antoinette look like a down to earth woman, and not what the wrongful myths bestowed upon her by her enemies ( ie “let them eat cake”), BUT it was Jean-Jacques Rousseau that wrote that very saying in his book, which was titled “Confessions,” that was written in 1765 - when Marie Antoinette was only 9 years of age, and she wasn’t even a queen yet. Yes, she spent extravagantly, on herself, but she also spent quite a bit of money to open up orphanages and bread kitchens, which could be the birth of soup kitchens across the world. Of course, she isn’t given credit for starting these wonderful things, because her “enemies” wanted to usurp her, and the king, from the get-go. She definitely didn’t deserve to be beheaded for her spending, because, in my opinion, that’s not considered to be a treasonous crime. Can you possibly imagine what her enemies would think of how much SOME royalty, along with those who are mega-rich, spend on themselves today?? They’d probably have grand strokes or heart attacks. Despite all of what she had been accused of, she’s an absolute legend. As long as people, like you, make videos about the real truth about Marie Antoinette, we can stomp out the dishonesties said about her. As I said, this was a very phenomenal video, and you did Marie Antoinette proud!!

poor Marie Therese and Louis Charles I wish I could give them a big hug they didn't deserve this

It's so sad how these children where treated.... like pawns

I have graduated from french school the story of the revolution and the sad end of the monarchs were taught to us in detail but the adopted children were never mentioned it is very interesting to find out about them

20:30 this is so heartbreaking. I am so close to my mom and a mother and daughter bond can be so special. I bet Marie Antoinnette was a great mom.

Thank you for this. I have done extensive reading on MA. There seems to be a tendency for folks to judge historical figures by 21st century standards. I see MA as woman of her time, limited in some ways and wonderfully loving in many other ways. Hope others will read about her and soften their attitudes.

I just listened to an audiobook about poor Louis Charles and it was even worse than I imagined. I seriously wanted to cry. The cruelty just never ended.

The poor woman. She was forced and molded into an "indulgent" scapegoat. She was a child! They told her to act the way she did and she did. It killed her

Truly fascinating! I never knew much about her children. I remember the story of what she said about her daughter, that she belonged to her instead of the country. Other than that, not much.

You have to wonder what Marie Therese was feeling when her Uncle was King and she returned to France with her husband! Many of those who were members of the Revolution would still have been alive, personally I would've wanted revenge or to spit in their faces if they ever came near me! It must have been horrible to be back amongst them!

This is so tragic, but I learned so much. Thank you!

Definitely should make a video on Marie Antoinette’s great grand niece and nephew, Carlota of Mexico and Emperor Maximilian! Great photos!

Thanks Miranda! I'm just a person who enjoys history documentaries. :) I have no background or education in that area. I enjoy that you cover stories that I have read/watched much about but you give me all this other "little" details that are so filling for the whole picture. I really appreciate it!!

All those poor wee children.

I really enjoyed this, in a very sad way. It was informative and your graphics and the artwork used were just beautiful.

That was interesting informative and very enjoyable. You are a natural narrator, so pleasant to listen to. Thank you for telling that story.

Your channel is fascinating andi just had to subscribe. The topic of history's forgotten people is a personal favorite.

The wet nurse did it. She should have been replaced after infecting the first son. So sad 😢

This video has it all! Very good and engaging narration, very interesting content and beautiful music :) Thank you.

Excellent video! I have read a biography about Marie Antoinette and I do not remember all those details about the children so thank you for that. I think I'm going to have to look for a better biography and read about her life again 🤘❤️🙏🏻

I think about these people whenever I hear about "the horrors of the church" in modern times. We would all do better to have a sense of history and humanity in general. People use all sorts of excuses to be cruel to each other, anything used as a scapegoat is just that.

Thank you for your take on this, you are a creative soul who's bringing awareness to so much history ❤️

Thank you for this wonderful video

I feel sorry for her and all her family.

Thank you, I learnt a lot from this documentary not least of all, the children of Versailles.

Excellent video!

EXCELLENT. KINDLY DONE. BEAUTIFUL, MELODIC MUSIC. ❤️❤️❤️

Beautiful paintings

It's very strange that so many of the children died young like that. The times were very turbulent, and I wonder if the cause of death was actually a poison, and intentional, to cause the royal family distress.

My heart always breaks and i feel teary when thinking of the ordeal that poor boy of hers went throught and how he died. Royalty or not, it s was so cruel 😢

Thanks for this history lesson.

What happened to the children was very cruel - they were innocents. Remember, also, the terrible and prolonged suffering which drove the poor to revolt.

Very informative!🙂

great narration very enjoyable.

Thank you so much for this. Information I never knew about the family🙂 its just crazy that no one else ever found this info. Adopting children just because. My heart believes she was another of those who got in the middle of something and unjustly rammed. This was such a great educational opportunity. Thank you so much 💓

Thank you for connecting me with one of my many PAST LIVES. MERRY CHRISTMAS 2023

Thank you.

Very well done and informative, thank you. The way you speak is also very soothing...but this story is a very sad one. Am i correct to say that Marie Antoinette does not have any descendants today? Since her only surviving daughter did not have issue. Her story always makes me sad, she never really had a chance...and still today her true story is not widely known. Her story is one of the worst but many noble and royal women suffer similar fates at the whim of their husbands and those around them.

We never remember history when we should. The inequity between wealth and poverty is fertile ground for revolution and civil war. Sound familiar? History always seems to repeat itself.

Very interesting thank you

Without Louis there would be no United States !

I’m fascinated by the French Revolution and wish there were more documentaries that are available .

Absolutely fascinating ❤❤

Well done eloquent presentation thats accurate of this subject.

Thank you very much; very interesting.🌞

Thank u ...tried in the past to find out about the children.

Engulfed by the sweep of history. Chilling. In a different circumstance those children would have had an uneventful life.

You did not mention the rumors that abounded regarding Louis XVII being smuggled out of France. One rumor claims that he came to America and took the name Louis Payseur, and eventually became wealthy. Supposedly this family still exists and continues in the banking industry. I wish you could follow these tales and set them straight as many insist they are true.

Merci beaucoup pour la Vérité!

Thank you for making this fascinating video. I didn't know anything about the children of Louis XV1 and Marie Antoinette before I watched your video. It's sad that their lives were either very short or else long but traumatic, as in the case of Marie Therese, but they were luckier than the last Tsar of Russia and his wife and four children, who were - of course - all shot dead in the cellar of the house where they were kept under house arrest in Ekaterinberg.

Yes, the members of WEF need to be reminded of history.

Thank you for a fascinating video. Lived in Paris in the late 1980s with a count and countess and later with the descendant of a famous chronicler of the reign of Louis XIV - not sure if they still do, but in those days aristocrats would wear a black armband on Bastille Day in honour of their ancestors murdered in the Revolution. Some of the revolutionary songs are unbelievably bloodthirsty - there's one about chopping off heads and even La Marseillaise talks about "impure blood filling the trenches" (qu'un sang impur abreuve nos sillons).

Fascinating if often sad and horrific!

what a sad story.

I love History.And saw a lot of Documentaries of them. But in not one of they told us they adopted 4 Kids more. Told only of the Son and Daughter.

Very interesting and very sad and tragic

So amazing and sad ❤

excellent my dear excellent !

I feel bad for the first adopted son. Imagine being taken away from your family just for the happiness of one woman. I don’t blame him for joining the side of the revolution.

It’s weird these people had full lives and it’s been over for them for 235 years. They’d be blown away by what we have. I wanna see 2200

History and stories like this makes me see how cruel we humans can be

Bless her soul

Very interesting, thank you. Also, the artwork is fantastic 😍

Tragic what happened to the children...

Thank you 💕💕

Can I just point out that as the daughter of an empress she was a grand Duchess, not a princess.

So much life lived in 38 years

All of this would make for a great historical novel or miniseries.

Marie Antoinette was in a way the "FIRST REVOLUTIONARY"! She refused being in company with assorted members of court, instead she was good friend with bourgeois people and nobility of her choice - she was trendsetter fashionwise - SHAME on that revolutionary mob - who killed her and her husband - beat the Dauphin to death by a a pervert etc. Her last letter adressed to her children is heartrending and shows her real heart and her forgiveness - saying: pls my children, never hate those - who decapitated your father and me.

I feel sorry for Mari she was a teenager. I think she was a good mother to her many children. She was merely a child herself

I have seen this video only once. It's utterly sad. Such inocente victims ! Such a barbarism!

the french revolution was ruthless, bloody, murderous, cruel, godless savagery

Her poor kids and the complex trauma they all faced.

Marie Antoinette is such a complicated figure. I feel very sad for that poor boy she "adopted" from his grandmother, and the rest of her children, biologically hers or otherwise, just had so much trauma to deal with thanks to the Revolution and living standards of that time. It's really heartbreaking. I don't know if Marie was fit for being a queen, but I get the sense that she did her best being a mother and for the most part, was well suited for the role. She clearly loved her children, and most of them clearly loved her too.

Fascinating Thank you

I have a 15 month old boy. I cant immagine ever enduring him being ripped from my side to suffer a life of abuse

When I clicked on this to watch in the bg whilst I crocheted I was not expecting the whiplash I’d get from looking up really quickly at the narrator saying ‘Zoe’ as it’s my name 😂😂

Interesting. Did the United States repay a huge debt when France entered the war for their independence? After all, it was the huge sums that were sent to help the young colonies that ruined France then. Since Marie Antounette spent less money in her entire life than Josephine (Napoleon's wife) in one year. In Russia, in Pavlovsk, the Service was recently restored, presented by Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in 1782 to Pavel and Maria Feodorovna when they were visiting Versailles. Sorry for my English :)

So strange. And here i was always told after they let her go they have no idea what happened to her