Baron de Richemont (c. 1785;10 August 1853) was one of several claimants to be

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, the Dauphin who died during the French Revolution. His real identity was probably either Henri Hebert (born 1788) or Claude Perrin (born 1786). Richemont was in prison in Milan for seven years and began to put forward his claims in Paris in 1828. In 1833, he was again arrested, was brought to trial in the following year and condemned to twelve years' imprisonment. To complicate matters, at one point during his trial a letter was read out from

Karl Wilhelm Naundorff Karl Wilhelm Naundorff (27 March 1785 (alleged) – 10 August 1845) was a German clockmaker and watchmaker who until his death claimed to be Prince Louis-Charles, or Louis XVII of France, son of Louis XVI, King of France and Marie Antoinette of ...

, arguably the best known Louis XVII claimant. He escaped after a few months and left the country, to return in 1840. He died at

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, the name of Louis Charles de France being inscribed on his tomb until the government ordered its removal.

Sources

*Jean de Bonnefon, ''Le baron de Richemont, fils de Louis XVI'' *Henri Gisquet, ''Mémoires de M. Gisquet, ancien préfet de police, écrits par lui-même'', t. III, Paris, Marchant, 1840, p. 34-53. *Joseph-Marie Quérard, ''Les Supercheries littéraires dévoilées'', t. III, Paris, 1850, p. 69-121. *Armand Fouquier, ''Causes célèbres de tous les peuples'', t. II, no 38 (« Les Faux dauphins »), Paris, 1859. *Rene Le Conte, ''Louis XVII et les faux Dauphins'' 1780s births 1853 deaths People from Lagnieu Louis XVII impostors Year of birth missing Prisoners and detainees of Austria Escapees from French detention {{France-bio-stub