Final parting of Louis 16th with his family....
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ouis Charles became the focal point of Marie Antoinette's wretched life.
She made a huge effort to rally to console the children after their father's death
and to do the things that Louis would have wished. Knowing that the king would
have given his son lessons in math, history and geography, she now took on this
task. She also encouraged her son to pray, although he told her
"When I pray to God, it's always my father that appears to me."
Early in February, they held a small ceremony in their room to mourn the king,
at which Louis Charles sang specially composed verses:
Everything is fled for me on this earth
But I am still by my mother's side........
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