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The Great Pretenders: The True Stories Behind Famous Historical Mysteries (2004) (edit title/settings)

by Jan Bondeson (Author) (edit contributors)

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Did the son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette really die in the Temple Tower, or did the Lost Dauphin reappear among the throngs of pretenders to the throne? And what does DNA testing reveal about the Dauphin's mummified heart? Who was Kaspar Hauser: an abused child, the crown prince of Baden,... read more

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PRINCE LOUIS CHARLES, the second son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette, was born on March 27, 1785.

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  1. Jan Bondeson (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: New York Norton
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0393019691
Page Count: 320

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