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When Louis XVII's father was executed, what title did Louis automatically succeed to?

  • Dauphin of France

  • Prince Royal

  • King of France

  • None, France was a republic

Answer

When Louis XVI, the father of Louis XVII, was executed in 1793, Louis automatically succeeded to the title of King of France. However, Louis XVII was only a child at the time, and so the country was ruled by a series of revolutionary governments. Louis XVII died in 1795, and his brother, Louis XVIII, succeeded to the throne.
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