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Apr 14, 2022 · On October 16, 1793, the disgraced former French queen Marie Antoinette was beheaded by guillotine at the Place de la Révolution, Paris. After an excruciating 36-hour trial, during which she was accused of incest with her eight-year-old son, Marie Antoinette was sentenced to death by guillotine.
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.
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.
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- Marie-Antoinette was queen of France from 1774 to 1793 and is associated with the decline of the French monarchy. Her alleged remark “Let them eat...
- Marie-Antoinette was the youngest daughter of the Holy Roman emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa. She was only 14 when her parents had her married...
- As queen, Marie-Antoinette was always unpopular. She spent lavishly, but her extravagance was only a minor cause of France’s growing debt in the 17...
- Marie-Antoinette was the youngest daughter of the Holy Roman emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa and was married to Louis XVI. Though the first sev...
- Marie-Antoinette was guillotined in 1793 after the Revolutionary Tribunal found her guilty of crimes against the state. The royal family had been c...
Dec 27, 2021 · The former French queen was found guilty of treason in October, 1793, and sentenced to death. Dec 27, 2021 • By Lauren Nitschke, BA Psychology, GradDip in Secondary Education, GradCert in History. The tragic end of Marie Antoinette, anonymous artist, 1793, via the British Museum.
Nov 9, 2009 · She was convicted and sent to the guillotine on October 16, 1793. Marie Antoinette: Early Life. Marie Antoinette, the 15th child of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and the powerful Habsburg...
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 · Queen of France. On 10 May 1774, Louis XV died of smallpox. 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. Louis XVI of France.
