 This document stated that he was born in Weimar, and that he was 43 years old, but Naundorff appeared to be around 25 years old only.When questioned, Naundorff then said he was Louis XVII, the son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette who escaped from the Temple in 1795 and he sought to protect himself from Napoleonic troops.He presented documents which he said proved his royal birth.