Louis-Charles is born on 27 March 1785 as a completed second-son dynastic event, later Louis XVII in the received file
Dauphin Louis-Joseph’s 1781 birth and 1789 death are neighbouring dynastic facts not split into extra rows here beyond this second son’s public heading. Lived 1755–1793; queen consort from 1774. In the causal graph this event strengthens Democratic Resilience, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.
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Context
Dauphin Louis-Joseph’s 1781 birth and 1789 death are neighbouring dynastic facts not split into extra rows here beyond this second son’s public heading.
Marie-Antoinette’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.
Lived 1755–1793; queen consort from 1774. Cake is a later slogan, not a sourced utterance. The Diamond Necklace is allegation and image. Fiscal crisis is not stored as her unique coefficient. Complex contribution is required.
Why it matters
A completed male-line birth in the public file is a succession path.
Who was responsible
Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.
Marie-Antoinette
PersonDirect responsibility
responsibility level 0.4 · verified
What changed
Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.
- FactLouis-Charles is born on 27 March 1785 as a completed second-son dynastic event, later Louis XVII in the received file
- strengthensDriverDemocratic Resilience
- strengthensIndicators (3)Having a say in government
impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 27 March 1785 · verified
A completed male-line birth in the public file is a succession path.
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.35 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.7)
Observed
29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)
Worse than normalTwo readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).
20212023 Above normal = better
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)
Observed
0.53 score from 0 to 1 · 0.34 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.17 score from 0 to 1 to 0.53 score from 0 to 1.
Above normal = better
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)
Observed
0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normalAbove normal = better
Evidence
The sources behind this fact and its verification state.
- 1.Britannica — Marie-AntoinetteEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
- 2.Château de Versailles — Marie-AntoinetteÉtablissement public du château, du musée et du domaine national de Versailles · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish
Britannica and Versailles print 27 March 1785 as the birth of Louis-Charles, later dauphin after his brother’s 1789 death.
Britannica and Versailles independently describe the 1785 birth.
Established: 27 March 1785 birth. Not established: every later Temple rumour as fact.
Marie-Antoinette did not file a later UNESCO form, a later Loeb colophon, or a later museum label as a personal act.
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- ActorMarie-Antoinette
- contributed toFactLouis-Charles is born on 27 March 1785 as a completed second-son dynastic event, later Louis XVII in the received file
- strengthensDriverDemocratic Resilience
- strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government
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Factrail. (2026). Louis-Charles is born on 27 March 1785 as a completed second-son dynastic event, later Louis XVII in the received file. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/ma-louis-charles-1785
https://factrail.ai/facts/ma-louis-charles-1785
Accessed 17 October 2026.
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