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  1. Jul 11, 2023 · 1755-1793. Who Was Marie Antoinette? Marie Antoinette was the last queen of France who helped provoke the popular unrest that led to the French Revolution and to the overthrow of the monarchy...

  2. Apr 4, 2022 · Marie Antoinette (l. 1755-1793) was the queen of France during the turbulent final years of the Ancien Régime and the subsequent French Revolution (1789-1799). With the ascension of her husband Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792), she became queen at the age of 18 and would shoulder much of the blame for the perceived moral failures of the ...

  3. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › marie-antoinette-134629573Marie Antoinette | Smithsonian

    The frivolous 14-year-old Austrian princess who came to France to marry the future king, Louis XVI, developed strength and character over the years. Public Domain. I did not commune with Marie...

  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. Described by her brother, Emperor Joseph II, as “honest and lovable,” Marie Antoinette was an Austrian princess and the wife of King Louis XVI. She remains one of the most iconic characters in Versailles’ rich history. She arrived at the French Court aged only fifteen.

  6. Marie-Antoinette (-Josèphe-Jeanne d’Autriche-Lorraine), (born Nov. 2, 1755, Vienna—died Oct. 16, 1793, Paris, France), Queen consort of Louis XVI of France. The daughter of Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa, she was married in 1770 to the French dauphin.

  7. May 15, 2019 · Marie Antoinette (born Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna von Österreich-Lothringen; November 2, 1755–October 16, 1793) was the queen of France, executed by guillotine during the French Revolution.

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