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In 1793, the 8-year old son of the guillotined monarchs, King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette, was flung into Paris’ Temple prison.  Then, according to competing legends, one of two things happened: [One is that he] was immured in a windowless dungeon, ignored, barely fed and left in his own filth.  (Author not given, The DNA Test that Solved a Royal Puzzle, Minneapolis Star Tribune, 4-26-2000, p. 19A.)