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  1. 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.

  2. Marie Antoinette was guillotined at 12:15 p.m. on 16 October 1793. Her last words are recorded as, "Pardonnez-moi, monsieur. Je ne l'ai pas fait exprès" or "Pardon me, sir, I did not do it on purpose", after accidentally stepping on her executioner's shoe. Marie Tussaud was employed to make a death mask of her head.

  3. May 13, 2024 · Marie-Antoinette was guillotined in 1793 after the Revolutionary Tribunal found her guilty of crimes against the state. The royal family had been compelled to leave Versailles in 1789 and live in captivity in Paris. Popular hatred of Marie-Antoinette contributed to the monarchy’s overthrow in 1792 and to her and Louis XVI’s subsequent ...

  4. Nov 7, 2022 · The trial of Marie Antoinette before the Revolutionary Tribunal lasted from 14-16 October 1793. Who was the first victim of the Reign of Terror? Marie Antoinette, executed on 16 October 1793, was one of the first high profile victims of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.

  5. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › marie-antoinetteMarie Antoinette | Smithsonian

    HISTORY. Marie Antoinette. The teenage queen was embraced by France in 1770. Twenty-three years later, she lost her head to the guillotine. (But she never said, “Let them eat cake”) Richard...

  6. Apr 4, 2022 · Now known as simply Citizen Louis Capet, Marie Antoinette's husband was charged with treason against the Republic and put on trial in December. He was condemned to death and guillotined on 21 January 1793. Execution & Legacy. Following her husband's death, the former queen was wracked with grief.

  7. 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...

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