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May 13, 2024 · The 11th daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa, Marie-Antoinette was just 14 years old when she was married to the dauphin Louis, grandson of France’s King Louis XV, on May 16, 1770.
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Louis (XVII) (born March 27, 1785, Versailles, France—died...
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Louis XV (born February 15, 1710, Versailles, France—died...
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His wife, Marie-Antoinette, was guillotined nine months...
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May 9, 2024 · Louis XV (born February 15, 1710, Versailles, France—died May 10, 1774, Versailles) was the king of France from 1715 to 1774, whose ineffectual rule contributed to the decline of royal authority that led to the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789.
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May 23, 2024 · Louis XV a year before his death (1773) by François-Hubert Drouais. In the last years of his reign, the court of Versailles was a theater of manners. Marie Antoinette, a resident since her marriage, had difficulty disguising her dislike for the King's mistress, Madame du Barry.
Marie Antoinette (2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last Queen of France, as the wife of King Louis XVI, before the monarchy was ended in the French Revolution. She was born as Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna (Marie Antoinette Joseph Jeanne) as an Archduchess of Austria .
2 days ago · Louis XVI (Louis Auguste; French: [lwi sɛːz]; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution . The son of Louis, Dauphin of France (1729–1765) (son and heir-apparent of King Louis XV ), and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died ...
May 2, 2024 · In January 1793 her husband, King Louis XVI was convicted of treason and publicly executed. Marie Antoinette died on 16 October 1793 at Place de la Concorde. Like her husband, she was executed publicly by guillotine in front of a crowd and her body was buried in an unmarked grave.
4 days ago · The royal family was imprisoned in the Temple, and Louis XVI was tried for treason and executed on January 21, 1793. Marie Antoinette, now known as the "Widow Capet," remained imprisoned, separated from her children (Weber, 2006). In October 1793, Marie Antoinette was brought before the Revolutionary Tribunal.
