HENRI V June 3, 1844 - August 24, 1883 - Lot 288

HENRI V June 3, 1844 - August 24, 1883 HENRI V KING OF FRANCE. Young bust in left of the pretender. On the bust, G. C. R/. Crowned shield of France accosted by 5 - F. in a a laurel wreath. Below, vintage between two lilies. Edge inscribed with DOMINE SALVUM... ♦ Gad (1989) 651 5 Francs argent de Würden 1831 Bruxelles. (24,73 g) Superb. Henri V d'Artois, pretender to the throne, Duc de Bordeaux and Comte de Chambord, the posthumous son of Charles, Duc de Berry, assassinated on February 13, 1820, and Marie Caroline de Bourbon. Lamartine called him the "miracle child". He is the grandson of Charles X and grand-nephew of Louis XVIII. He was born Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné d'Artois at the Tuileries Palace on September 29, 1820, and died at Frohsdorf Castle in Austria on August 24, 1883. He was the last legitimate descendant of Louis XV and Marie Leszczynska.