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Apr 14, 2022 · On October 16, 1793, Marie Antoinette was beheaded — just months after her husband King Louis XVI met the same fate. Marie Antoinette: the very name of the doomed queen of France, the last of the Ancien Régime, evokes power and fascination.
Jun 17, 2024 · Marie-Antoinette-Josèphe-Jeanne d’Autriche-Lorraine (Austria-Lorraine) Originally German: Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna von Österreich-Lothringen. Born: November 2, 1755, Vienna, Austria. Died: October 16, 1793, Paris, France (aged 37) Notable Family Members: spouse Louis XVI.
Empress Maria Theresa died on 29 November 1780 in Vienna. Marie Antoinette feared that the death of her mother would jeopardise the Franco-Austrian alliance, as well as, ultimately, herself, but her brother, Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, wrote to her that he had no intention of breaking the alliance.
Nov 9, 2009 · Marie Antoinette was queen of France during a time of increasing hostility toward the monarchy, until she was executed in 1793 during the French Revolution.
Dec 27, 2021 · The story of Marie Antoinette’s death still fascinates and horrifies. The former French queen was found guilty of treason in October, 1793, and sentenced to death.
Nov 7, 2022 · The execution of Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792) left the king’s widow, Marie Antoinette, overwhelmed with grief. Like a ghost, she haunted her chambers in the Tower of the Temple, the Paris prison fortress where she and her children were being detained by the revolutionary government.
Apr 4, 2022 · Upon his death, 19-year-old Louis-Auguste ascended to the throne as Louis XVI, king of France and Navarre, with Marie Antoinette his queen consort. The coronation was held in Reims just over a year later.
Feb 9, 2010 · Marie Antoinette is beheaded. Nine months after the execution of her husband, the former King Louis XVI of France, Marie Antoinette follows him to the guillotine on October 16, 1793. The...
Jul 11, 2023 · Quick Facts. FULL NAME: Marie Antonia Josepha Joanna. BORN: November 2, 1755. DIED: October 16, 1793. BIRTHPLACE: Vienna, Austria. PARENTS: Maria Theresa and Francis I. SPOUSE: Louis XVI...
The awkward, myopic heir apparent suffered from feelings of unworthiness, despite a facility for languages and a passion for history, geography and science. Louis Auguste de Bourbon and Marie...
