Marie Antoinette had four children with King Louis XVI, but only one lived to adulthood
. The French Revolution dramatically changed the lives of the royal family, leading to the deaths of Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI, and one of their sons
- Marie-Thérèse Marie Antoinette's first child, born on December 9, 1778, survived the French Revolution
. After her parents' execution, she was released from Temple Prison and eventually married the Duc d’Angoulême, who was the nephew of King Louis XVIII
. In 1814, after Napoleon Bonaparte's abdication, Marie-Thérèse returned to France with her husband
- Louis-Joseph Born before the French Revolution, Louis-Joseph was the second child of Marie Antoinette and heir to Louis XVI's throne
. He died at the age of seven from tuberculosis
- Louis-Charles Born March 27, 1785, Louis-Charles was initially the Duke of Normandy
. Following his brother's death in 1789, he became the dauphin
. After being separated from his mother and sister, he was imprisoned and abused, and he was pressured to give false testimony against his mother
. He died of tuberculosis at the age of 10 in 1795
- Sophie Marie Sophie Hélène Béatrix, the youngest of Marie Antoinette’s children, was born on July 9, 1786
. Born prematurely, she died of suspected tuberculosis at 11 months old in June 1787