On 8 June 1795, the only surviving son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, referred to by the legitimists as 'Louis XVII of France', died while imprisoned in the Temple, and on 16 June, the exiled French royalists proclaimed the count of Provence king of France as Louis XVIII.
On 8 June 1795, the only remaining son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, referred to by legitimists as 'Louis XVII of France', died in prison at the Temple. The next day, 16 June, French royalists who had been banished proclaimed the count of Provence as king of France, who would be known as Louis XVIII.