The Mitochondrial DNA Mitotype of Louis XVII (1785-1795?)

Gerard Lucotte, Thierry Thomasset and Christian Crépin

International Journal of Sciences, 2015, vol. 4, issue 11, 10-18

Abstract: We have obtained mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences from Louis XVII’s (1785-1795?) hairs : he was the son of the King of France, Louis XVI (1754-1793) and of Queen Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793). The authenticity of the hairs, which were kept in a medallion, is established by optic and electronic microscopy. Sequences of the hypervariable region 2(HVR2) of mtDNA (extracted from two different hairs) show four mutations : 152C, 194T, 263G and 315.1C. The corresponding mtDNA haplogroup is sub-haplogroup H2. As Marie-Antoinette had the same combination of HVR2 mutations, this confirms that Louis XVII is her son.

Keywords: Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroup; Louis XVII; Mutation in the Hypervariable Region 2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.18483/ijSci.865

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