Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
Louis Antoine was born at Versailles, as the eldest son of Charles Philippe, Count of Artois, the youngest brother of King Louis XVI of France. He was born one year after the death of his great-grandfather, Louis XV of France. His mother was Princess Maria Theresa of Savoy (known as "Marie Thérèse" in France), the daughter of Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Maria Antonia of Spain.