On This Day Facts 27th March
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY MARCH 27th On this day in history in 1785, King, not a king, but maybe a king, Louis XVII of France was born. Louis XVII of France was the son of Louis XVI of France, because they had no imagination when it came to naming their children. Louis XVII's father, Louis-Minus-One-From-Seventeen, was executed on the 21st of January 1793, and, as his older brother had just died a few weeks before (bet you can't tell me his name?), he became King of France. Or, he would have become King of France, if it hadn't been for those pesky revolutionists who had just deposed the King and declared a Republic. Louis XVII had been imprisoned by the Republic of France after they overthrew his father and executed him. Technically, he was never a King. Although the Royalist Supporters did acknowledge Louis XVII as the monarch, he was never actually crowned. When the Royalists regained control of France and Louis...