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Sophie Hélène Béatrix dies on 19 June 1787 as an infant death in Marie-Antoinette’s household

Louis-Joseph’s 1789 death is a later child-death row. In the causal graph this event weakens Health-System Capacity, a driver that strengthens Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) — a worsening welfare path.

Sophie Hélène Béatrix dies on 19 June 1787 as an infant death in Marie-Antoinette’s household

Sources: [1][2]

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It is not a national epidemic series and not a Revolutionary killing.

Context

Sophie’s birth row is neighbouring. Louis-Joseph’s 1789 death is a later child-death row.

Marie-Antoinette’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

High infant mortality even in elite households; court mourning was public news.

Why it matters

An infant royal death is a health-capacity failure path inside the household medical file.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Marie-Antoinette

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.4 · verified

    Named mother of the deceased infant. Physicians share the medical household.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactSophie Hélène Béatrix dies on 19 June 1787 as an infant death in Marie-Antoinette’s household
    2. weakensDriverHealth-System Capacity
    3. strengthensIndicators (2)Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
    Worsening path

    impact weight 0.45 · Effect from 19 June 1787 · verified

    • Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

      via Health-System Capacity

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.27 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.6)

      Observed

      3.08 Per 1000 people · 1.24 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      6 readings, 2018–2023: rose from 3.07 Per 1000 people to 3.08 Per 1000 people.

      Above normal = better

    • Under-five mortality rate (global)

      via Health-System Capacity

      Worse

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.5)

      Observed

      37.4 deaths per 1,000 live births · 12.4 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      7 readings, 2018–2024: fell from 40 deaths per 1,000 live births to 37.4 deaths per 1,000 live births.

      Above normal = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Britannica — Marie-AntoinetteEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
  2. 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 dates Sophie’s death to 19 June 1787 after the 1786 birth.

Britannica’s Marie-Antoinette life independently dates Sophie’s 1787 death; Versailles child lists align.

Established: 19 June 1787 death date in the biography file. Not established: a precise modern diagnosis beyond the received record.

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.

  1. ActorMarie-Antoinette
  2. contributed toFactSophie Hélène Béatrix dies on 19 June 1787 as an infant death in Marie-Antoinette’s household
  3. weakensDriverHealth-System Capacity
  4. strengthensIndicatorHospital beds (per 1,000 people)

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Factrail. (2026). Sophie Hélène Béatrix dies on 19 June 1787 as an infant death in Marie-Antoinette’s household. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/ma-sophie-death-1787

https://factrail.ai/facts/ma-sophie-death-1787

Accessed 16 October 2026.

By the Factrail desk · Method: how we source and score · Last reviewed

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