Louis Antoine, Duke Of Enghien
Louis Antoine de Bourbon, (Duke of Enghien, "duc d'Enghien" pronounced ; the i is silent) (Louis Antoine Henri; 2 August 1772 – 21 March 1804) was a relative of the Bourbon monarchs of France. More famous for his death than for his life, he was executed on trumped-up charges during the French Consulate.
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