On this occasion the royal baby was the Duc de Berry, the future King Louis XVI. The conductor Hugo Reyne notes the historical irony of identifying Louis XVI with Osiris, a god who was murdered, just as Louis was to be guillotined in 1793.
At this time, the royal infant was the Duc de Berry, destined to become King Louis XVI. Musician Hugo Reyne points out the intriguing parallel between Louis XVI and Osiris, a deity who suffered a similar demise, mirroring Louis's own impending execution by guillotine in 1793.